Periplaneta

(per'i-pla-nē'tă),

A genus of large cockroaches including several cosmopolitan household pests found wherever food is available, especially in moist protected areas. Periplaneta americana (American cockroach), a very large brownish-chestnut species, 30-40 mm long, is probably native to Africa but now universally distributed; Periplaneta fuliginosa (the smoky-brown cockroach) is a common household pest in the eastern and southeastern U.S.

[peri- + G. planētēs, a roamer]

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Biological characteristics of Evania appendigaster (L.) (Hymenoptera: Evaniidae) in different densities of Periplaneta americana (L.) oothecae (Blattodea: Blattidae).

Antalya Sehir Merkezinde Amerikan Hamam Bocegi (Periplaneta americana L.) Populasyonlarinda Yumurta Parazitoitlerinin Arastirilmasi/Investigation of Egg Parasitoids in American Cockroach (Periplaneta americana L.) Populations in Antalya City Center

This study was aimed to check the response of bacterial isolates from Periplaneta americana towards auto aggregation and biofilm formation for evaluating their colonization potential.

AUTO AGGREGATION AND BIOFILM FORMATION IN MICROBES ASSOCIATED WITH EXTERNAL AND INTERNAL SURFACES OF PERIPLANETA AMERICANA (cockroach)

Enterobacteria isolated from cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) captured in a Brazilian hospital.

Sensibility and resistance profiles to antibiotics of pathogens isolated in a hospital unit of food and nutrition/Perfil de sensibilidade e resistencia a antimicrobianos de patogenos isolados em uma unidade de alimentacao e nutricao hospitalar

Phylogenetic analysis of bacterial community in the gut of American cockroach (Periplaneta americana).

Analisis molecular de las bacterias asociadas a los depositos de desechos de Atta cephalotes (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

These are just a couple of the creepy findings from a UC Berkeley study of how American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) penetrate the tightest joints and seams in less than a second.

Cockroach Inspires Robot Squeezes through Cracks

Each scorpion was fed American cockroach Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus, 1758) nymphs reared in the laboratory, three times per week.

Growth and developmental time in the parthenogenetic scorpion Tityus stigmurus (Thorell, 1876) (Scorpiones: Buthidae)/Crescimento e tempo de desenvolvimento do escorpiao partenogenetico Tityus stigmurus (Thorell, 1876) (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

Efficacy of entomopathogenic hypocrealean fungi against Periplaneta americana.

Pathogenicity of Aspergillus westerdijkiae to females and oothecae of Periplaneta americana/Patogenicidade de isolado de Aspergillus westerdijkiae a femeas e ootecas de Periplaneta americana

For meeting the objective set, studies of hemocytes of representatives of Dictyoptera order were implemented: Periplaneta americana, Shelfordella tartara, Gromphadorhina portentosa, Blaberus craniifer, Nauphoeta cinerea.

Motion activity and energetic of hemocytes of representatives of Dictyoptera order

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