Investigation of Blattella germanica infestation and the control effect in a battalion area
DING Yuju
LAN Zongzhou
Abstract：Objective To investigate the infestation of cockroaches in a military barracks and surrounding residential areas,and to evaluate the control effect of cockroach.Methods The infestation and density monitoring of cockroach were carried out in different places with sticky cockroach paper.The comprehensive control methods of physical,chemical and environmental sanitation were adopted to kill cockroaches,and the control effect was evaluated regularly.Excel 2010 and SPSS 20.0 softwares were used for statistical analysis.Results A total of 183 rooms were investigated,and all cockroaches were Blattella germanica.The infestation rate and density of cockroaches in the camp were 87.50%and 11.35 insects per sheet,respectively.That was much higher than that in the surrounding residential areas.In the camp area,the highest cockroach density was in the canteen area,followed by the dormitory area,the office area,and the recreational and sports room.After comprehensive measures were taken in the camp,the density of cockroaches decreased significantly during the 60-day monitoring,and the overall killing rate reached 98.18%.Conclusion The infestation of cockroach in the battalion area is serious,and the killing effect is remarkable after taking targeted comprehensive control measures.
Keywords：Blattella germanicadensityarmy barrackskilling effect
Publication Date：2023-12-20
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 491-494 )