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Blatta orientalis

Linnaeus, 1758
Arthropoda » Blattodea » Blattidae » Blatta orientalis
Common name (English)
Oriental cockoach
Common name (Greek)
Ανατολική κατσαρίδα
Ηabitat
J1 Buildings
Global distribution

cosmopolitan in temperate regions [southern Russian origin] 61003 0

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Establishment status
Established
Establishment status detail

Alien:

Impacts
Negative

Household pest.

Online resource
http://lsid.speciesfile.org/urn:lsid:Blattodea.speciesfile.org:TaxonName:724
Pathway
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Container/bulk – Container
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Hitchhikers on ship/boat – Ship
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - People and luggage / equipment – Lug
4 TRANSPORT – STOWAWAY - Vehicles – Veh
References

Morris HM (1937) Injurious insects of Cyprus. Agricultural Department of Cyprus, Bulletin 4 (Ent. Ser. ) 21 pp.

Marini M, Ghesini S, Buchelos C, John E (2016) Chapter 10: Dictyoptera: Blattodea. Termites and Cockroaches. In: Sparrow JD, John E (Eds) An Introduction to the Wildlife of Cyprus. Terra Cypria, Limassol, Cyprus, 193–213.

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Joint Service Health Unit
University of Cyprus - Department of Biological Sciences
Darwin Initiative
Akrotiri Environment

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