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Descriptor English: Cockroaches
Descriptor Spanish: Cucarachas
Descriptor cucarachas
Entry term(s) Blaberidae
Blattaria
Blattidae
Blattodea
Cryptocercidae
Dictyoptera
Polyphagidae
Scope note: Insectos del orden Dictyoptera que comprenden varias familias que incluyen Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (que incluye la cucaracha americana PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae y Polyphagidae.
Descriptor Portuguese: Baratas
Descriptor French: Blattes
Entry term(s): Blaberidae
Blattaria
Blattarias
Blattidae
Blattodea
Blattodeas
Cockroach
Cockroache
Cockroachs
Cryptocercidae
Dictyoptera
Dictyopteras
Polyphagidae
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.140
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003058
Scope note: Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.
Annotation: do not use /drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Insects (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72; for DICTYOPTERA see ORTHOPTERA 1986-98, see DICTYOPTERA 1975-85
History Note: 72; for DICTYOPTERA use ORTHOPTERA 1975-98
DeCS ID: 3088
Unique ID: D003058
NLM Classification: QX 570
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Cockroaches - Preferred
Concept UI M0004690
Scope note Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.
Preferred term Cockroaches
Entry term(s) Cockroach
Cockroache
Cockroachs
Dictyoptera
Dictyopteras
Blattaria - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0004692
Preferred term Blattaria
Entry term(s) Blattarias
Polyphagidae - Narrower
Concept UI M0004696
Preferred term Polyphagidae
Blattodea - Related but not broader or narrower
Concept UI M0004694
Preferred term Blattodea
Entry term(s) Blattodeas
Cryptocercidae - Narrower
Concept UI M0004695
Preferred term Cryptocercidae
Blaberidae - Narrower
Concept UI M0004691
Preferred term Blaberidae
Blattidae - Narrower
Concept UI M0004693
Preferred term Blattidae



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