Global spread of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F60460709%3A41320%2F19%3AN0000135" target="_blank" >RIV/60460709:41320/19:N0000135 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-018-1865-2" target="_blank" >https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-018-1865-2</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10530-018-1865-2" target="_blank" >10.1007/s10530-018-1865-2</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Global spread of the German cockroach, Blattella germanica
Original language description
Most people consider cockroaches to be quintessential urban pests, even though very few of the 5000 cockroach species live in urban areas. The German cockroach is the most widespread and common cockroach in urban areas, however how this invasive species has spread globally is poorly understood. We reviewed the published and grey literatures, and museum data, to document the spread of the German cockroach, and how it may have interacted with other urban cockroach species. We found that the German cockroach likely originated from South Asia, was introduced into Europe no later than the 18th century, from where it invaded worldwide. The spread of the German cockroach was facilitated by the improvement of transportation technologies, especially from colonial trading, and indoor heating in cooler climates. Studies of population genetics have found that once introduced into a new location, the German cockroach spread rapidly through local expansion, and this could be within single (large, multiple-story) buildings. This local expansion resulted in displacement of other urban cockroach species, likely due to their small size requiring fewer resources, shorter generation times and so faster evolution, especially for pesticide resistance. These findings may help to identify new pest management methods. Future research could use genetic tools at larger scales to map distribution routes across the globe and interaction with pesticides and the evolution of resistance
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10619 - Biodiversity conservation
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach
Others
Publication year
2019
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Biological Invasions
ISSN
1573-1464
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
21
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
NL - THE KINGDOM OF THE NETHERLANDS
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
693-707
UT code for WoS article
000460094800003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85055750963