Secondary kill of adult male german cockroaches (Dictyoptera: Blattellidae) via cannibalism of nymphs fed toxic baits

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1133-1137

  Gahlhoff Jr , J E ^a   Miller, D M ^a,b   Koehler, P G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Blattella germanica; Cannibalism; Secondary kill; Toxicant transmission

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPODA; BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA;

EID: 0032745815     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/92.5.1133     Document Type: Article

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