Development in Cockroach -
Development in Cockroach
- Their fertilised eggs are encased in capsules called ootheca.
- Ootheca is a dark reddish to blackish brown capsule, about 3/8" (8 mm) long.
- They are dropped or glued to a suitable surface, usually in a crack or crevice of high relative humidity near a food source.
- On an average, females produce 9-10 oothecae, each containing 14-16 eggs
- The development of cockroach is paurometabolous, meaning there is development through nymphal stage.
- The nymphs look very much like adults.
- The nymph grows by moulting about 13 times to reach the adult form.
- The next to last nymphal stage has wing pads but only adult cockroaches have wings
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The next to last nymphal stage has wing pads but only adult cockroaches have wings
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