Understanding and controlling the German cockroach

Abstract

Preface 1. Blatella and related species 2. Biology 3. Behavior 4. Medical and economic significance 5. Detection and monitoring 6. Conventional insecticides 7. Factors affecting control wth insecticides 8. Insecticide resistance 9. Inorganic insecticides and dusts 10. Baits and baiting 11. Insect growth regulators 12. Alternate control strategies 13. Chemical systems approach to pest control 14. Integrated pest management: An operational view