Pest Management Professional, September 2011
COCKROACHES trumans guide U nlike ants and several new urban pest species in the U S cockroaches and their biology and behavior relevant to effective pest management havent changed that much in recent years But despite the availability of more Synopsis Chapter 7 effective bait technology for cockroach control over the past two decades this pest group remains an important source of residential and commercial institutional business for pest management professionals PMPs The German cockroach Blattella germanica in particular continues to be a workhorse pest worldwide These realities are a testament to the physiological and behavioral adaptability of this old group of insects which has evolved over the past 300 million years or so During that time another important group of urban insect pests the termites has risen Some entomologists consider termites social cockroaches In addition to covering the identification biology behavior and control chemical and non chemical of several key cockroach pest species Chapter 7 of the recently published Trumans Scientific Guide to Pest Management Operations Seventh Edition helps PMPs understand the special adaptations of cockroaches that make them such difficult to control survivors as well as cockroach damage and health implications why the German cockroach is such a pest domestic versus peridomestic species and bait or feeding averse cockroaches where variety is the key to control In keeping with the Seventh Editions special emphasis on environmentally friendly pest management a new sidebar section about green pest management options for cockroaches was added This sidebar along with another in Chapter 4 about pesticides discusses several organic reduced risk or biorational insecticides that are effective for cockroach control This can serve as the basis for PMPs to design and offer new pest management service options to environmentally conscious clients pmp 44 September 2011 Pest Management Professional mypmp net
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