Questions

• Tegmina - the leathery part of wing
• Membranous and folded - the inner part of the wing
• Mouthparts are for chewing
• Blatella Germanica - 12-16 mm long, known as Croton Bug and German cockroach
• Blatta Orientalis - • dark brown to almost black
• Vestigal wings - female
• In male - Wings do not reach the tip of the abdomen
• Blatta Orientalis - also known as oriental cockroach, "black beetle" & "water bug"
• Inner wing - folds like fan & membranous
• Outer part of the wing - narrow, leather & thick
• Periplaneta Fuliginosa - these are smoky brown cockroach
• Periplaneta Americana - known as American Cockroach and water bug. It is 1 1/2 inches, large, chestnut in color
• P. Australasian - resembling P. Americana & known as Australian cockroach.
• Australian cockroach - this species can survive indoors in subtropical areas when colder temperature are present.
• Supelia Supelectilium - they are simple metamorphosis and eggs are laid in ootheca.
• Blatella Asahinai - known as Asian Cockroach
• Adult Asian Cockroach - they have longer and narrower wings than German cockroach.
• Scavenger - they feed on excrement, sputum, decaying matter, human and animal food in which it serves as vehicle for transmitting bacteria, virus, protozoa
• Omnivorous - they feed on great variety of food with partiality on sugary and starchy food, but

  will eat anything from dead insects to fresh and dried flesh, blood, vegetable, cheese, grain

  products etc.
• Gluttenous - even when stomach is full, when they find a better food, they disgorge stomach
• Nocturnal – they are active at night and hide in dark places during day time.
• Fungal infection – aspergillosis (lung infection)
• Australian cockroach - this species can vector salmonella
• Enumerate protozoa

  • Entamoeba hystolitica (causes amoebiasis)
  • Giardia sp. (Gastrointestinal illness)
  • balantidium coli (intestine infection)
  • Trichomonas sp (sti)
• Enumerate Pathogenic bacteria

  • around 40 enterobacteria
  • b. anthrax
  • c. tetanus
  • d. pneumonia
  • e. TB
  • f. Undulant fever
• Enumerate Viruses

  • leprosy organism (Honse's Disease)
  • poliomyelitis virus ( polio)
• Identify the species - Blatella Germanica

  
• Identify the species - Blatta Orientalis

  
• Identify the species - Periplaneta Fuliginosa

  
• Identify the species - Periplaneta Americana

  
• Identify the species - P. Autralasiae

  
• Identify the species - Supelia Supelectilium

  
• Identify the species - Blatella Asahinai

  
• Identify the species - Periplaneta Americana