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SURINAM COCKROACH FIELD GUIDE
it is usually found in
greenhouses, atriums of shopping malls and office complexes, and large indoor potted plants/trees.
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Ootheca average EGGS on each side (range 7-24)
13 eggs on each side
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oothecae contain an average of EGGS
26 eggs
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Surinam cockroaches are _ insects, readily burrowing into loose soil, under loose litter, etc.
burrowing
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They feed on
plants and can cause considerable damage and/or kill plants.
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In _ they can become
economically important.
greenhouses
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This cockroach is usually shipped into temperate areas in the
soil of potted plants including trees.
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typically found in
leaf litter and under debris, and associated with plants.
SURINAM COCKROACH FIELD GUIDE
Both nymphs and adults readily
burrow into loose soil.
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Surinam cockroaches hide in cracks and crevices, under debris and objects, or
in the soil during the day.
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At night they become
very active and feed.
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_ is the principal method of control but must be supplemented with soil treatments using an appropriately labeled pesticide or baits which are very effective.
Sanitation
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Sanitation is the principal method of control but must often be supplemented with _ using an appropriately labeled pesticide or baits which are very effective.
soil treatments
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Sanitation is the principal method of control but must often be supplemented with soil treatments using an appropriately labeled pesticide or .
baits which are very effective
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Outside, sanitation consists of cleaning up and removing
yard debris, leaf litter, stones, landscape timbers, etc., especially around the foundation.
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Stack _ off the ground.
firewood
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Keep the yard
mowed and the weeds cut back.
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can be a very effective method of control both indoors and outside.
Baits
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Indoors, potted plants and atrium soil can be treated with
microencapsulated, wettable powder, or a granular formulation but it may be necessary to occasionally use a soil drench.
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In greenhouses, baits can be used, or the soil may need to be _ in addition to a thorough crack and crevice application.
sterilized with steam or fumigated
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Occasionally the whole greenhouse may need to be
fumigated.
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Be aware that in the case of plants in commercial buildings the plants are often leased. The supplier of such plants may have
an infestation at their place of business which needs to be addressed
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