Giant cockroach diet
Bullington Biology and Captive-Breeding of the Giant Cockroach Blaberus giganteus Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in. Strain BGIGA, Endosymbiont of the Blaberus giganteus Cockroach. 175. 92:2017-2020. 62: 1311-1312. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Latin American insects and entomology - University of California Press. Certain species of cockroaches have adapted to human lifestyles and food sources. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Blaberus giganteus. Cockroaches eat what is available to them: cockroaches that inhabit sewers feed on sewage, while species living on dead trees consume decaying wood. Although they prefer sweets, meats and starches, they are also known to consume other items such as hair, books and decaying matter. They are also commonly found in kitchens, restaurants and grocery stores.
American cockroaches can be found in food storage and preparation areas within human dwellings. The Central American giant cave cockroach at the Cincinnati Zoo. Strain BGIGA, Endosymbiont of the Blaberus giganteus Cockroach. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. Cockroaches are omnivorous scavengers and will consume any organic food source available to them. 61: 1027-1028. Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 66: 1209-1212. However, they will perish more quickly if given dry food but deprived of water. When given water but deprived of food, some cockroaches can survive for months at a time. The Central American giant cave cockroach ( Blaberus giganteus ) is a cockroach belonging to the family Blaberidae. p. When left with no water, cockroaches can live days to a week. Annals of the Entomological Society of America.
