Life history and habitat associations of the broad wood cockroach, Parcoblatta lata (Blattaria: Blattellidae) and other native cockroaches in the coastal plain of South Carolina

Annals of the Entomological Society of America

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 665-671

  Horn, Scott ^a   Hanula, James L ^a  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coarse woody debris; Parcoblatta lata; Picoides borealis; Red cockaded woodpecker; Snags; Wood cockroaches

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; COARSE WOODY DEBRIS; COCKROACH; HABITAT SELECTION; LIFE HISTORY; SNAG;

SOUTH CAROLINA; UNITED STATES;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLIDAE; DICTYOPTERA; PARCOBLATTA LATA; PICIDAE; PICIFORMES; PICOIDES BOREALIS; PINUS;

EID: 0036881657     PISSN: 00138746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/0013-8746(2002)095[0665:LHAHAO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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