Life history and biology of the invasive turkestan cockroach (Dictyoptera: Blattidae)

Journal of Economic Entomology

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2428-2432

  Kim, Tina ^a   Rust, Michael K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Blatta orientalis; Blattidae; Invasive species; Oriental cockroach

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890960611     PISSN: 00220493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1603/EC13052     Document Type: Article

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