Mosayebian Hadis, Basseri Hamid Reza, Baniardalani Mojgan, Rassi Yavar, Ladonni Hossein
Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
J Arthropod Borne Dis. 2017 May 27;11(2):302-308. eCollection 2017 Jun.
The brown-banded cockroach, , is not as common as the German cockroach in Iran. This species seeks out areas that are very warm most of the time, and prefer warmer area than what German cockroaches prefer. There is relationship between development of instars and diet of cockroaches. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different diets on biology, life cycle on nymphal stages of in laboratory condition prior to investigate the insecticide resistance status of this species in residence area in Iran.
The cockroaches were reared in the insectary of School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, condition and the population divided in four equal groups. The effect of four different diets on life cycle of was studied to determine the effect of them on the lifetime of each nymphal stage.
The diets significantly affected on growth and development of immature life stages of . Based on introduced diets to the cockroache populations, total immature life cycle was 54, 58, 60 and 66 d for diets 2,4,1, and 3 relatively. However, the overall lifetime of in average was about 225 days.
As far as urban pest control is concerned, the result of this study will facilitate any operational programs for control of . Among the different tested diets, diets 2 and 4 with less duration would be recommended for rearing of in laboratory condition.
褐斑大蠊在伊朗不如德国小蠊常见。该物种大多时候会寻找非常温暖的区域，且比德国小蠊更喜欢更温暖的地方。蟑螂若虫的发育与饮食之间存在关联。本研究的目的是在调查该物种在伊朗居民区的抗药性状况之前，在实验室条件下确定不同饮食对褐斑大蠊生物学特性、生命周期若虫阶段的影响。
蟑螂在德黑兰医科大学公共卫生学院的昆虫饲养室中饲养，种群被分为四个相等的组。研究了四种不同饮食对褐斑大蠊生命周期的影响，以确定它们对每个若虫阶段寿命的影响。
饮食对褐斑大蠊未成熟生命阶段的生长和发育有显著影响。根据向蟑螂种群引入的饮食，饮食2、4、1和3的未成熟生命周期总天数分别为54、58、60和66天。然而，褐斑大蠊的平均总寿命约为225天。
就城市害虫控制而言，本研究结果将有助于开展任何控制褐斑大蠊的操作项目。在不同的测试饮食中，建议在实验室条件下饲养褐斑大蠊时使用持续时间较短的饮食2和4。
