February 15, 2024

Arthro-Pod EP 153 Turkestan Cockroaches with Dr. Andrew Sutherland

1 hour 1 minute

Hello bug lovers and welcome to a roach filled Valentine's edition of Artho-Pod! Jody and Jonathan meet up with Dr. Andrew Sutherland of University of California Extension. Andrew is an urban entomologist and an area IPM advisor for UC who serves the San Francisco area. As for today's topic, the Turkestan cockroach is an intriguing invasive species that is competing with other roaches, such as the oriental roach, for space. Due to a variety of factors, the Turkestan roach seems to be spreading and is also being noticed by people in the western US. All of that adds up to an interesting podcast episode filled with cockroach facts, thoughts on how the Turkestan roach is spreading, and possible management strategies.

Love is in the air

Our guest, Dr. Sutherland

Show Notes

Green Bulletinhttps://ipm.ucanr.edu/legacy_assets/pdf/pubs/greenbulletin.2019.summer.pdf

Pest World Magazinehttps://www.pestworldmag-digital.com/npmas/0419_july_august_2019/MobilePagedArticle.action?articleId=1498660#articleId1498660

Pest Noteshttps://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7467.html

Scientific Papers:

Paper by Kim & Rusthttps://academic.oup.com/jee/article/106/6/2428/813184

Residual Insecticides: https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/8/477

Biological control parasitoid wasphttps://academic.oup.com/jee/article/116/4/1128/7179677

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