. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. NOXIOUS INSECTS OF THE HOUSEHOLD. COCKROACHES. (Periplaneta orientalis Linn, and Blatta germanica Stephens; Order. Orthoptera.) Diagnosis.—Black, flattened, soft-bodied insects, in damp i)laces about the home; in the kitchen and laundry especially. Description and Life-history.—The common Cockroaches of the house are imported species, being natives of Asia and Europe. When full-grown, they are about two- thirds of an inch long. The eggs are laid in small packets, and the young roaches resemble the adults, except that they are smaller and ligh
. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. NOXIOUS INSECTS OF THE HOUSEHOLD. COCKROACHES. (Periplaneta orientalis Linn, and Blatta germanica Stephens; Order. Orthoptera.) Diagnosis.—Black, flattened, soft-bodied insects, in damp i)laces about the home; in the kitchen and laundry especially. Description and Life-history.—The common Cockroaches of the house are imported species, being natives of Asia and Europe. When full-grown, they are about two- thirds of an inch long. The eggs are laid in small packets, and the young roaches resemble the adults, except that they are smaller and lighter in color. The roaches attack provisions of all kinds; are almost omnivorous, in fact. They feed at night, retiring during the day-time into crevices and corners. Remedies.— Pyrethrum (see p. 9) can be used against these pests with good effect. Dr. Riley says:. Fig. 59. Cockroach (Blatta ger- manica. ) Just before nightfall, go into the in- fested rooms and puff it into all crev- ices, under base boards, into drawers and cracks of old furniture — in fact, wherever there is a crack — and in the morning the floor will be cov- ered with dead and dying, or demoralized and paralyzed, roaches, which may easily be swept up or otherwise collected and burned. With clean- liness, and persistency in these methods, the pest may be substantially driven out of the house, and should never be allowed to get full posses- sion by immigrants from without. Kansas Notes. — Common, and often seriously troublesome, throughout the State. (108). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kellogg, Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman), 1867-1937; Kansas. University. Dept. of entomology. [from old catalog]. [Lawrence, Kan. ] The University
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