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VOL. 6, ISSUE 5 (2021)
Morphological and molecular identification of the American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana) in Jeddah province (Dictyoptera: Blattidae)
Authors
Somia E Sharawi, Jazem A Mahyoub, Ahmad I Assagaf
Abstract
Cockroaches are household pests, and their presence causes psychological discomfort to humans, and their feeding on different foods pollutes them with various deadly pathogenic that cause dangerous diseases. The present work is designed to identify the morphological and molecular characterization of Periplaneta americana. Random samples of P.americana were collected from different regions of Jeddah Governorate, classified, and identified. The morphological study focused identifying the important characters of different stages of P.americana (adult's male & female, nymphs and oothecae) using standard taxonomic keys and dissected under a stereomicroscope at 10 X and/or 20 X magnification and many authors were agreed with previous results of this study In molecular identification DNA isolation, PCR and sequencing were used. Our results showed that using cytochrome CO1 confirmed the identification of this type of cockroach and the genotype with a high degree of accuracy, where the first two types were defined with a percentage of 96-100% and the second with a percentage of 92-96%. Further studies on the current topic are therefore recommended.
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Pages:31-36
How to cite this article:
Somia E Sharawi, Jazem A Mahyoub, Ahmad I Assagaf "Morphological and molecular identification of the American cockroaches (<em>Periplaneta americana</em>) in Jeddah province (Dictyoptera: Blattidae) ". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 6, Issue 5, 2021, Pages 31-36
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