Evaluation of Trapping and Vacuuming Compared with Low-Impact Insecticide Tactics for Managing German Cockroaches in Residences

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 976-982

  Kaakeh, Walid ^a   Bennett, Gary W ^a  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Baits; Blattella germanica; Flushing; Nonchemical control; Sticky traps; Vacuum cleaner

Indexed keywords

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA;

EID: 0039168120     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jee/90.4.976     Document Type: Article

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