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Efficacy of Ultrasound for German Cockroach (Orthoptera: Blattellidae) and Oriental Rat Flea (Siphonoptera: Pulicidae) Control
Authors: KOEHLER, PHILIP G.; PATTERSON, RICHARD S.; WEBB, J. C.
Source: Journal of Economic Entomology, Volume 79, Number 4, August 1986 , pp. 1027-1031(5)
Publisher: Entomological Society of America
Abstract:
Nine commercially manufactured ultrasound pest control devices were evaluated for acoustical characteristics and for efficacy against German cockroaches, Blattella germanica (L.), and oriental rat fleas, Xenopsylla cheopis Rothschild. All devices tested produced ultrasound, but the quality of the sound differed for each device. German cockroaches entered ultrasound-treated rooms as readily as they did untreated rooms. Field efficacy testing demonstrated that German cockroach populations were not significantly reduced in ultrasound-treated apartments. Oriental rat fleas were capable of mating, oviposition, larval development, and pupation when reared in ultrasound-treated rooms. Results indicate that manufacturer claims of cockroach and flea control with ultrasound devices cannot be substantiated.Document Type: Research article
Publication date: 1986-08-01
- Journal of Economic Entomology is published bimonthly in February, April, June, August, October, and December. The journal publishes articles on the economic significance of insects and is divided into the following sections: apiculture & social insects; arthropods in relation to plant disease; forum; insecticide resistance and resistance management; ecotoxicology; biological and microbial control; ecology and behavior; sampling and biostatistics; household and structural insects; medical entomology; molecular entomology; veterinary entomology; forest entomology; horticultural entomology; field and forage crops, and small grains; stored-product; commodity treatment and quarantine entomology; and plant resistance. In addition to research papers, Journal of Economic Entomology publishes Letters to the Editor, interpretive articles in a Forum section, Short Communications, Rapid Communications, and Book Reviews.
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