Black cockroaches: ground and basement glossy pests
Black cockroaches living in the house cause not only a feeling of disgust. They harm food and are carriers of infectious diseases.
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What does a black cockroach look like: photo
Description of the cockroach
Name: Black cockroach
Latin: Oriental leafClass: Insects - Insecta
Squad: Cockroaches - Blattodea
 | Habitats: | where is the food |
 | Dangerous for: | stocks, products, leather |
 | Attitude towards people: | bites, contaminates food |
Pair of black cockroaches.
The black cockroach has a flattened, shiny body of tar-brown or black-brown color, the length of which can reach 20-30 mm. Males differ from females in the arrangement of elytra. In males, they are slightly shorter than the abdomen, while in females they do not reach the middle of the abdomen. Mouth apparatus gnawing type.
At the end of the abdomen, the male has a pair of styli, while the female has a pair of valves separated by a transverse groove. Glands on the body of insects secrete a smelling secret that attracts insects to each other. Therefore, black cockroaches live in large groups.
Habitat and lifestyle
Black beetle.
This type of cockroach is found throughout Europe, Asia and Africa. He lives in wildlife and in human dwellings, in greenhouses, basements, sewer manholes. The black cockroach is omnivorous and feeds on garbage. Although he has wings, he does not fly, but he runs very fast.
Black cockroaches live mainly at night. But if not one, but several individuals were seen, especially during the day, then this will be evidence that a large colony already lives very close.
This aggressive species is afraid of humans, but not of other members of its genus. If black cockroaches live in the house, any others leave from there.
Reproduction
Black cockroach and ootheca.
Females become sexually mature at the age of 6-7 months, after one fertilization, the female lays up to 22 ootheca during her life. The capsule or ootheca matures from 3 to 14 days, then the female attaches it in a warm place. In one such clutch there can be from 8 to 20 eggs.
Small black larvae or nymphs emerge from the eggs and quickly scatter in different directions. They can live without food and water for two months. From the appearance of an egg to an adult in favorable conditions, 5-12 months pass, during which time the larvae have up to 10 molts. At low temperatures and lack of nutrition, the period of growing up can stretch up to 5 years.
It is because of the long period of growing up that this type of cockroach is not very common. They are destroyed most often faster than they reach puberty.
Food
Black cockroaches are omnivorous, they feed on bread, flour, cereals, any leftover food from the garbage, pet food, excrement. They eat the remains of small insects, as well as their weakened relatives, larvae and eggs.
Harm to humans
Black cockroaches that have appeared in the house can ruin food. They leave infections on household and personal hygiene items: bed linen, towels, dishes.
Feeding on garbage dumps, they can carry pathogens of various diseases on their paws, or disperse harmful bacteria along with their waste products. In the stomach of a black cockroach, eggs of some worms were found.
Methods of struggle
The black cockroach looks rather nasty and can cause food spoilage and even health problems. But it's easy to deal with them.
The sight of a large fat animal suggests that they are clumsy. But this is not so, because glossy black beetles can crawl into any gap very quickly.
Destruction of emerging insects
Black cockroaches.
Cockroaches do not live at zero temperature, but at sub-zero temperatures, they generally die. Freezing the room, you can achieve the death of adults, eggs and larvae.
Poisoned baits or glue traps can be used in places of movement. Some of them can be made with your own hands, some are purchased specially.
Several individuals that have appeared can be driven out with the help of folk remedies. With a large number of cockroaches, chemical treatments will be effective.
Prevention
Of course, it is better to prevent the appearance of these harmful insects than to fight them. Comfortable for their living, become moist, warm rooms with enough water and food. They appear at night time. Therefore, it is important not to leave water and food available at night.
Maintaining cleanliness and order will be a guarantee that unwanted guests will not appear in an apartment or house. And so that they do not get from the neighbors, you need to close all the cracks, follow the ventilation.
Conclusion
Black cockroaches are unpleasant neighbors that can spoil food and harm health, being carriers of diseases and some worms that parasitize in the human body. Preventive measures will help to avoid the appearance of uninvited guests, and if there are any, use chemical or folk remedies to destroy them.
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