Effect of shelter on reproduction, growth and longevity of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

Title:

Effect of shelter on reproduction, growth and longevity of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae)

Creator:

Gemeno, César, Williams, Gregory M., and Schal, Coby

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:e2db1d9a-30ff-41ad-82a5-3f3e8faf8355
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Subject:

Zoologie, entomologie, Dictyoptera, Blattellidae, Blattela germanica, cockroach, shelter, fitness, population, aggregation, reproduction, growth, longevity, 2, and 59

Type:

article, články, model:article, and TEXT

Description:

German cockroaches spend most of the day in aggregations within shelters, which they leave in nocturnal foraging trips; cockroaches are rarely seen outside shelters during daylight hours. However, when population density exceeds shelter availability, diurnal aggregations form in exposed, unsheltered locations. To determine if shelter availability affects fitness of B. germanica, we reared cohorts of nymphs in laboratory arenas with or without shelters, and measured reproduction and longevity of tagged adults. When shelters were available in arenas, nymphs developed faster, adults gained more body mass, and females produced more fertile oothecae than when arenas lacked shelters. Therefore, shelter alone has a significant positive effect on growth and reproduction of B. germanica, and reducing or eliminating shelters should affect population growth of B. germanica in residential and industrial settings. and César Gemeno, Gregory M. Williams, Coby Schal.

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
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Source:

European Journal of Entomology | 2011 Volume:108 | Number:2

Harvested from:

CDK

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