PARASITOLOGICAL CURIOSITIES: I read a paper from the 80ies about the Brown Cockroach (Periplaneta brunnea) which was first documented in the GDR in 1987,
- when six specimens were found on the 5th floor of an apartment building in Ludwigsfelde (Kreis Zossen, Bezirk Potsdam). -
This circumtropical species had not been seen in Central and Western Europe for decades. Likely introduced via a package from Mozambique, its morphology and risks are analyzed. Permanent establishment in Central Europe is considered unlikely due to its warmth dependence ......
2025-03-01 · 1 year ago