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Because some species
are good [a],
cockroaches are
well known for
moving to
new areas via
"hitchhiking".
fliers
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Wings of adult cockroaches
may be [a] and functional or
[b] and almost nonexistent.
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[a] is a behavioral trait in
cockroaches where they
generally prefer to have the
side or top of their
body touching another object.
Thimotaxis
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The effect where
the frass of cockroaches that
fed on insecticide bait is
itself eaten by and
causes death in
other cockroaches is called [a] .
secondary kill/horizontal transfer
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The [a] cockroach appears to
have been introduced through the
Port of Tampa, Florida. It is very
similar in appearance to the
[b] cockroach, but has very
different behavior.
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Oriental cockroach :
may spend considerable time _ in _ weather
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Oriental cockroach:
cannot _
fly
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Oriental cockroach:
is seldom found in the _ floors of buildings
upper
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nymphs are often nearly black in color =
German cockroach
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adults have two dark stripes on the thorax
German cockroach
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Australian cockroach:
is similar in appearance
to the _ cockroach
American
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is reddish brown with
yellow stripes along the wings
Australian cockroach
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egg capsules are symmetrical, brown, and elongated
Australian cockroach
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Brown cockroach:
resembles the _ cockroach
American
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Brown cockroach:
normally feeds on _ material
plant
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Brown cockroach:
occurs both _ and _
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dark brown, nearly black
Oriental cockroach
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females have rudimentary wings called wing pads
Oriental cockroach
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Oriental cockroach :
adult females are # inches long and
males are # inch in length
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Uniformly mahogany brown color;
about 1 inch long
Smoky brown cockroach
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Two dark longitudinal stripes on
the pronotum; adults are
½ to 5/8 inches long
German cockroach
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Two lighter transverse bands
across the base of the
wings and abdomen;
adults are about ½ inch long
Brownbanded cockroach
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Dark brown with the sides of
the thorax and front half of
the wings margined with yellow;
about 2/3 inch long
Woods cockroach
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Reddish brown with yellow border
on the upper surface of the pronotum;
adults are 1.5 inches or more in length
American
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