Environmental Entomology (1983) 12, 744-747

Theodore A. Granovsky (1983)
Effect of exterior surface texture on cockroach jar trap efficacy
Environmental Entomology 12 (3), 744-747
Abstract: Laboratory and field tests indicated that cockroach jar traps with a modified exterior caught significantly more cockroaches than unmodified traps. A total of 2,509 cockroaches were trapped: 47% Periplaneta fuliginosa (Serville), 44% Parcoblatta fulvescens (Saussure and Zehntner), 5% Parcoblatta spp., and 4% Periplaneta americana (L.). Of the cockroaches trapped, 44% were unsexed nymphs, 11% were males, and 45% were females. The exterior modifications also influenced the total number and sizes of 811 P. fuliginosa nymphs trapped.
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Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
pheromones/attractants/traps
surveys/sampling/distribution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Periplaneta americana
	Periplaneta fuliginosa		U.S.A. (mid S)
	Parcoblatta fulvescens		U.S.A. (mid S)