The Dwarf Horse Island Sound Cockroach (Scientific name: Elliptorhinachopardi) is native to Madagascar, with a body length of 2.5-4 centimeters when fully grown. It has no wings and its body is bright yellow with a brown-black head and thorax, which looks very cute. It can make sounds and climb smooth objects.
Chinese name: 侏儒马岛发声蟑螂
Latin name: Elliptorhinachopardi
Kingdom: Animalia
Distribution area: Madagascar
The scientific name of the Madagascar cockroach is Gromphadorhinasp.
It is a species of the order Blattodea and the family Blaberidae.
Its main food source is fruits and vegetables, and if well cared for, its lifespan can reach over five years. It has a body length of about 5-8 cm and neither males nor females have wings. During the breeding season, males produce sounds to attract females. It is called the Sound Cockroach of Madagascar because it is distributed in Madagascar.
Due to its longer lifespan, interesting behaviors (referring to mating calls), and lower difficulty in breeding and rearing, it has gained popularity among enthusiasts and breeders in many countries. It is considered a relatively popular species in the entire order Blattodea.
Recommended for pet lovers who enjoy climbing.
1: It can make sounds (in addition to crawling sounds).
2: There are few cases of cannibalism among individuals (high survival rate).
3: From larvae to adults, they can provide food for small to large carnivorous pets (from spiders to tigers).
4: It is easier to catch than crickets (slow moving, except for adults, they don't struggle).
5: They give birth to live young, so there is no need to worry about them laying eggs.
6: They do not crawl on smooth surfaces and cannot fly.
7: They do not have scent glands and do not emit odor.
1、Artificial killing: Eliminate adults and larvae. Cabinets and drawers can be cleaned during the day, and kill them when you see them. At night, turn on the lights every half an hour after 8 o'clock in places where cockroaches are more common, such as kitchens, food processing rooms, and warehouses, and kill them once. Good results can be achieved.
2、Lure killing: Use a large glass bottle with a small opening and smear sesame oil (or vegetable oil) around the opening. Put some fragrant food in the bottle and place it in places where there are more cockroaches at night. Cockroaches will crawl into the bottle and can be killed the next morning. The drug Ant-Roachning has a good effect on luring and killing cockroaches.
3、Heat killing: Cockroaches are not heat-resistant and will die in a few minutes at 60 degrees Celsius. Pour boiling water into hidden cockroach cracks to scald them to death.
4、Blocking: For cockroaches hidden in cracks, fill the cracks with cement or clay to prevent them from crawling out and starve them to death.
5、Chemical killing: Ant-Roachning, aerosol insecticides, pyrethroids, and dichlorvos are all effective.
1. Diet: Cockroaches have chewing mouthparts and eat by biting. Cockroaches are omnivorous insects with a wide range of food types. They eat all kinds of food, including bread, rice, pastries, etc., especially foods that are fragrant, sweet, and oily. Cockroaches have a preference for oily food, and among various plant oils, sesame oil is most attractive to them, so they are sometimes called "oil thieves".
2. Behavior: Cockroaches prefer warm, humid, food-rich, and creviced habitats, which are the four basic conditions they need for breeding. Cockroaches prefer darkness and are afraid of light, and they tend to hide during the day and occasionally appear during the day.
They generally start to become active and search for food after dusk, and return to their nests in the morning. They are most active at temperatures of 24-32°C, and cannot move at all at 4°C. Cockroaches have a flat body, which makes them suitable for crawling into cracks and hiding in tight spaces.
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