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Are Cockroaches Active During the Day?

University of Massachusetts - Cockroaches FAQ, Retrieved September 23, 2010 from http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/cockroach_faq.html

University of Rhode Island - Cockroaches, Retrieved September 23, 2010 from http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/cockroaches.html

Are Cockroaches Dirty?

"Medical Significance of Cockroaches: Disease Transmission ." Department of Entymology. North Carolina State University, n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. .

"Cockroaches." University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2011.   

"Triggers: Pests | Asthma | US Environmental Protection Agency." US Environmental Protection Agency. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2012. http://www.epa.gov/asthma/pests.html.  

"What Is Cockroach Allergy?." Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. N.p., n.d. Web. 1 Feb. 2012. www.aafa.org/display.cfm?id=9&sub=22&cont=312.  

Are Cockroaches Nocturnal?

"Cockroaches." University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/ pn7467.html 

"Found a cockroach? think like a roach." New York State Integrated Pest Management Program. N.p., n.d. Web. 15 Dec. 2011. http://www.nysipm.cornell.edu/publications/ roach/think.asp  

Can a Cockroach Live Without Its Head?

"Fact or Fiction?: A Cockroach
Can Live without Its Head: Scientific American." Science News, Articles
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http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=fact-or-fiction-cockroach-can-live-without-head.

"Roach Anatomy." The Yuckiest Site on the
Internet. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2012.
http://yucky.discovery.com/flash/roaches/pg000214.html

Can You Drown a Cockroach?

Petrie, Kristin. Cockroaches. Edina, Minn.: ABDO Pub., 2009. Print.  

Mallis, Arnold, and Dan Moreland. Handbook of Pest control: the Behavior, Life History, and Control of Household Pests. 9th ed. Cleveland, Ohio: GIE Media, 2004. Print.

Cockroach Species

" Blattodea home page." Blattodea home page. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 July 2010. http://blattodea.speciesfile.org/HomePage.aspx.

Beccaloni, George. "Cockroaches: An Amazing Diversity | Blattodea Culture Group." Blattodea Culture Group. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 July 2010. http://blattodea-culture-group.org/content/cockroaches-amazing-diversity. 

"Species Numbers per Family? - The Cockroach Forum." The Cockroach Forum - Powered by vBulletin. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 July 2010. http://blattodea.net/showthread.php?t=513. 

 "The Cockroach FAQ." UMass Amherst: The College of Natural Sciences: Departments. UMass Amherst, n.d. Web. 27 July 2010. http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/cockroach_faq.html. 

" Cockroaches: Identification, Biology, and Control." Computing and Web Resources. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 July 2010. <http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications 

Do Cockroaches Bite?

"Cockroach Facts." Welcome to marlin | marlin. University of Massachusetts, n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2011. http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/cockroach_faq.html#Q7

"Urban Entymology Cockroaches." UC Riverside Entymology. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2011. .  

Nicols, Arthur. "The Cockroach." Nature 3.58 (1870): 108. Print.  

Do Cockroaches Fly?

" Brownbanded Cockroaches: National Pest Management Association Pest Guide." Pestworld.org, the official web site of the National Pest Management Association (NPMA) - the trade association for exterminators. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2011. .

" American Cockroach - Home - Virginia Cooperative Extension ." Publications and Educational Resources - Home - Virginia Cooperative Extension . N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2011. .

"Asian cockroach - Blattella asahinai Mizukubo." UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGY AND NEMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2011. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/ urban/roaches/asian_cockroach.htm

"A Cuban Cockroach in Minnesota." University of Minnesota Extension. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Dec. 2011. .    

Do Cockroaches Make Noise?

"Cockroach Facts." Welcome to marlin | marlin. UMass Amherst Biology Department, n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2012. http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/cockroach_faq.html#Q14
Clark, Debbie, Donna Shanklin, and Entomologists.

"Madagascar Hissing Cockroaches | University of Kentucky Entomology." Learning, Discovery, Service | in the College of Agriculture. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2012. http://www.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ ef014.asp

Hartman, H.B., and L.M. Roth. "Stridulation by a Cockroach during Courtship Behavior." Nature 1.213 (1967): 1243-1244. Print.

Schal, Coby, Jean Fraser, and William J. Bella. "Disturbance stridulation and chemical defence in nymphs of the tropical cockroach Megaloblatta blaberoides." Journal of Insect Physiology 28.6 (1982): 541-547. Print.

"Hissing Cockroaches." Greg's Exotic Inverts. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2012. www.gregsexoticinverts.com/hissingroaches.htm   

How to Get Rid of Cockroaches

National Pest Management Association - Cockroaches Podcast, Retrieved August 31, 2010 from http://www.pestworld.org/pest-world-blog/cockroaches-podcast

Consumer Reports - "Everyday Products in Your Home: Use with Care", April 26, 2010, Retrieved August 31, 2010 from http://blogs.consumerreports.org/health/2010/04/everyday-products-in-your-homeuse-with-care-household-toxins-and-chemicals-home-safety-tips.html

University of Minnesota - Cockroaches, Retrieved August 31, 2010 from http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/dk1003.html

How Long Do Cockroaches Live?

"Cockroaches." The University of Rhode Island. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Jan. 2012.   

What Do Cockroaches Eat?

"American cockroach - Periplaneta americana (Linnaeus)." UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA ENTOMOLOGY AND NEMATOLOGY DEPARTMENT. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Aug. 2010. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/urban/roaches/american_cockroach.htm#diet.

"German Cockroach, HYG-2099-97." Ohioline. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Aug. 2010. http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2099.html.

"Cockroaches." UMass Amherst: The College of Natural Sciences: Departments. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Aug. 2010. http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/kunkel/cockroach_faq.html#Q28.

What Does a Cockroach Look Like?

Washington State University - Cockroaches, Retrieved September 19, 2010 from http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/pnw0186/pnw0186.html

University of Minnesota - Cockroaches, Retrieved September 19, 2010 from http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/dk1003.html

Texas Agricultural Extension Services - Cockroaches, Retrieved September 19, 2010 from http://insects.tamu.edu/extension/bulletins/b-1458.html