The German cockroach (Blattella germanica), colloquially known as the croton bug, is a species of small cockroach, typically about 1.1 to 1.6 cm (0.43 to 0.63 in) long. (wikipedia.org)
Lipophorin-facilitated hydrocarbon uptake by oocytes in the German cockroach Blattella germanica (L. (biologists.com)
Large amounts of hydrocarbons accumulate during vitellogenesis in the developing basal oocytes of the German cockroach Blattella germanica (L.), and all ovarian hydrocarbons are deposited into an egg case (ootheca) during oviposition. (biologists.com)
Fotedar R, Shriniwas UB, Verma A. Cockroaches (Blattella germanica) as carriers of microorganisms of medical importance in hospitals. (edu.af)
The effects of a number of dopaminergic agonists and antagonists upon the soma of a prothoracic inhibitory motoneurone of the cockroach (Periplaneta americana) have been recorded under voltage-clamp conditions. (silverchair.com)
The American cockroach, Periplaneta americana (L.), is able to highly survive in various complicated environments around the globe, and often considered as a pest. (bvsalud.org)
Dead cockroach2
This was the 'dead cockroach' modification: a chip soldered on its back with its legs in the air! (crashonline.org.uk)
she got the role after doing an impression of a "dead cockroach" at the audition. (alchetron.com)
Of the few species of cockroach that are domestic pests, it probably is the most widely troublesome example. (wikipedia.org)
This report reveals an association of cockroaches with 13 bacteria species, 7 fungal species and 18 soil transmitted helminths all of which are medically important and have been implicated in many gastro-intestinal disorders. (edu.af)
Apparently nonallelomimetic mammalian species do not respond to social facilitation in the same way that nonallelomimetic insects (cockroaches) do. (compnetsys.com)
Cockroaches and a wide range of beetle species and their larvae do the same. (candobetter.net)
Thrive1
Proper personal hygiene and environmental sanitation is strongly recommended since cockroaches only thrive in filthy environments. (edu.af)
19861
The lounge was across from the Lexington Hotel where Geraldo Rivera once raided Al Capone's "secret vault" in 1986 that only contained dust and a bewildered cockroach. (chibarproject.com)
Bacteria3
Five different bacteria were isolated from cockroaches living in pesticide contaminated environments. (pjmonline.org)
2003). Cockroaches have been searched as transmitters of pathogenic bacteria and carrries of multiple antibiotic resistance strains (Fotedar et al . (pjmonline.org)
If this is true, we can isolate new and effective α-endosulfan degrading bacteria from cockroaches' microflora and these isolates can be used for the biological treatment of waters and soils polluted with endosulfan and other insecticides. (pjmonline.org)
Pests1
We offer services in McMinnville to eliminate a variety of pests, including bed bugs, cockroaches, ants, and rodents. (leadingbizlistings.com)
Insect1
Comwell PB, The Cockroach: A Laboratory Insect and an Industrial Pest, Hutchison and Co. Publishers Ltd. London. (edu.af)
Tenants2
However, German cockroaches have been found as inquilines ("tenants") of human buildings as far north as Alert, Nunavut. (wikipedia.org)
It was almost like living in a shelter, where you couldn't go home during the day," says attorney Randy Shaw, who received $12,000 in seed money from the Berkeley Law Foundation in 1982 to defend tenants' rights. (thclinic.org)
Merlin founded Bat Conservation International (BCI) at a time when bats had just been ranked between rattlesnakes and cockroaches in a national public opinion poll, and traditional conservation organizations were avoiding them as hopelessly unpopular. (merlintuttle.org)
Survive1
a penguin has a body temperature of 38°C and can survive in temperatures between -30 and -60°C. The desert cockroach ( Arenivaga investigata ) can harvest water from apparently dry air ( O'Donnell , 1982). (scienceinschool.org)
Comics1
Gather 'round, kiddies, as Masters of Horror Stephen King and George A. Romero team up to scare the hell out of you with five tales of terror in this gruesome, ghoulish and giggle-inducing homage to the EC horror comics of the 1950s, featuring every nightmare you've ever had rolled into one unforgettably nasty package - zombies and monsters and cockroaches, oh my! (loftcinema.org)
Nuclear2
Many cockroaches even survived the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima in 1945 - they are known to be resistant to radiation. (theflyingfrisby.com)
But there you have it: a portfolio allocation that might even make it through a financial nuclear financial fall-out like a cockroach. (theflyingfrisby.com)
Dust1
Major indoor aeroallergens are derived from dust mites (see the image below), cockroaches, cat, dog, and other furry-animal debris, and fungi. (medscape.com)
German10
However, the Asian cockroach is attracted to light and can fly like a moth, while the German cockroach cannot. (wikipedia.org)
The German cockroach occurs widely in human buildings, but is particularly associated with restaurants, food processing facilities, hotels, and institutional establishments such as nursing homes and hospitals. (wikipedia.org)
Previously thought to be a native of Europe, the German cockroach later was considered to have emerged from the region of Ethiopia in Northeast Africa, but more recent evidence suggests that it actually originated in Southeast Asia. (wikipedia.org)
Though nocturnal, the German cockroach occasionally appears by day, especially if the population is crowded or has been disturbed. (wikipedia.org)
The German cockroach is an intermediate host of the Acanthocephalan parasite Moniliformis kalahariensis. (wikipedia.org)
The German cockroach reproduces faster than any other residential cockroach, growing from egg to reproductive adult in roughly 50 - 60 days under ideal conditions. (wikipedia.org)
Once fertilized, a female German cockroach develops an ootheca in her abdomen. (wikipedia.org)
The German cockroach is very successful at establishing an ecological niche in buildings, and is resilient in the face of many pest-control measures. (wikipedia.org)
Social interactions also accelerate nymphal development in the German cockroach, and tactile stimulation of the antennae appears to be most important in eliciting this response [14-17]. (compnetsys.com)
Role2
The role of cockroaches and flies in mechanical transmission of medically important parasites in Khaldyia Village, El-Fayoum, Governorale, Egypt. (edu.af)
The strange part of this movie is, he eats a live cockroach for his role. (iwealthyfox.com)
Back1
First, if you go back to 1982, when Browne first conceived this portfolio, the S&P500 has outperformed by some margin. (theflyingfrisby.com)
Allowing that it still "cropped up here and there in 'cockroach' publications," Samuel nevertheless concluded that, as a source of "major agitation," it had been killed not only by the Beilis case and later developments but, more critically, by "the spirit of the time. (jewishideasdaily.com)
Live2
2005). No information is available about the intestinal microbes of cockroaches, which live in a pesticide environment. (pjmonline.org)
In Pixar's and Disney's animated science-fiction love story about an industrious robot who had been cleaning up Earth's harmful trash (with the aid of his cockroach friend) for seven centuries after inhabitants were evacuated to live on the giant orbiting spaceship AXIOM until Earth was habitable again. (filmsite.org)
York2
The American Cockroach, Chapman and Hall London and New York. (edu.af)
It was a story about rapidly multiplying cockroaches -I called it Kookaratchi -based on my experiences with cockroaches in my New York apartment. (atariwomen.org)
Join2
Join your faithful Grue Crew - Chad Hunt, Bill Mulligan, Crystal Cleveland, and Jeff Mohr - as they take a cue from the 70s Grue Crew and take in some Giallo, Dario Argento-style with Tenebrae (1982). (decadesofhorror.com)
After a trip to Disney World - an even more impressive extravagance - with the entire staff of the fledgling company ( perhaps 13 people ), Patricia accepted GCC's invitation to move to Cambridge in 1982 and join the company in a vaguely defined creative capacity. (atariwomen.org)
Made1
In the second situation, the cockroach escape response was made more complex by requiring a 90O turn to achieve the goal. (compnetsys.com)
Study3
This study emphasizes the need to raise awareness on safeguarding food sources from being contaminated by cockroaches, as it may lead to the mechanical transmission of parasite-related morbidities. (edu.af)
Most BBS readers, I would imagine, have little diffi- "Parapsychology" is defined as the scientific study of culty dismissing popular occult beliefs in astrology, paranormal phenomena (Thalbourne 1982). (cia.gov)
This study investigated the effect frequent direct contact with Madagascar hissing cockroaches (Gromphadorhina portentosa) in an educational setting had on preservice elementary teacher‟s arthropod (i.e., a subset of invertebrates) attitude and likelihood of arthropod incorporation in future science curriculum. (atoom.ru)
Easy2
According to their findings, when two cockroaches ran together to escape an easy maze being watched by audience (i.e. (compnetsys.com)
It is even Jones 1982), it is easy to ascribe paranormal explanations more curious when such claims are put forth and de- to odd experiences that one cannot readily explain fended by people trained in the ways of science. (cia.gov)
Tiny aliens are pursued by very early animals including cockroaches and have the misfortune of trying to hide in a roach motel which gets tossed into a pile of garbage and burned. (blogspot.com)
Putting off1
Sinclair had been putting off plans for a superSpectrum since 1982. (crashonline.org.uk)