Asian cockroach 'invades' Alabama.(Research review)

From: Pest Control | Date: January 1, 2005| Author: Appel, Arthur; Hu, Xing Ping; Vester, Reafield | Copyright information

The German cockroach, dog and cat fleas, and a number of common pests were brought into the Americas across the oceans by European explorers and are still important pests today, centuries after their introduction. The imported red fire ant and the Formosan subterranean termite both hitched rides to the United States more than 50 years ago. Since then, they have spread throughout the Southeast and have become major pests in urban environments.

Unfortunately, Alabama is no...

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