1989), and is a vector of pathogenic bacteria in urban environments (Rivault et al. This cockroach species carries a variety of microorganisms ( Le Guyader et al. The common name derives from presence of two dark-colored transverse bands on mesonotal and abdominal terga (Cochran 1999). Adult females have short wings which expose the considerable portion of their stout abdomen. The adult males appear to be very slender with its wing extending beyond the tip of the abdomen. This is small cockroach measuring 10–14 mm in length with pronotum of male is rather uniformly dark with lateral edges and definitely lacks of the two parallel stripes of Blatella germanica. supellectilium as a nearly cosmopolitan cockroach, has recently become a hygiene problem in the city of Ahvaz, southwestern Iran and it seems to be the dominant species of dwellings particularly in apartments ( Vazirianzadeh et al. The brown-banded cockroach, Supella longipalpa known previously as S. They also carry the parasitic worms such as Taenia, Shistosoma, Ascaris and may cause allergic reactions, including dermatitis, itching, swelling of the eyelids, and more serious respiratory conditions (Stankus et al. As proven or suspected carries, cockroaches play a prominent role in caring and distributing of organisms causing ddiarrhea, dysentery, cholera, leprosy, plague, typhoid fever, and viral diseases such as poliomyelitis are carries by cockroaches. Often their movement between waste and food materials led to acquire, carry, and mechanically transfer of these pathogens. 1997, Cochran, 1999, Eggleston and Arruda 2001, Savoldelli and Luciano 2005). Larvicidal and adulticidal activities of castor oil against the dengue vector, Aedes aegypti.Natural contamination of cockroaches with wide range of pathogenic organisms including about 40 species of bacteria, nearly 12 species of pathogenic helminthes, the second largest group of vertebrate pathogens, and also viruses, protozoa and fungi affecting man and other vertebrate animals have been reported by numerous studies ( Le Guyader et al. Therapeutic potential of citronella essential oil: A review. Insecticidal activity of garlic essential oil and their constituents against the mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Repellency and fumigant toxicity of clove and sesame oils against American cockroach ( Periplaneta americana (L.). Efficacy of active ingredients from the EPA 25(B) List in reducing attraction of Aedes aegypti (Diptera: Culicidae) to humans.
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