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The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that a few cockroach species (example pictured) are kept as pets, and several species are raised as food for insectivorous pets?
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Reviewer: Dunkleosteus77 (talk · contribs) 02:54, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]


Comments by Dunkleosteus77

  • I haven't read it yet, but the one thing I noticed was that the In research section was just one sentence, so consider expanding that (if you can); expand in areas such as: why do people research on cockroaches opposed to other insects, and what discoveries have been made (that benefit humans)
@Dunkleosteus77: Added a section on its convenience and use in education. The major discovery areas have already been listed and wikilinked. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:13, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • and, since the As pests and Control are basically talking about the same thing, consider merging them.
Done. Chiswick Chap (talk) 09:00, 1 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • There is a mish-mash of American and British English; I'm seeing "generalised", "generalized" (in the same paragraph), "realised", "colors", "recognize", "characterised", "specialisation", and "behavior"

Done a few edits, although I cannot guarantee that I removed all British English spelling. Please double check. Burklemore1 (talk) 06:50, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

It'll pass
Many thanks for the review. Chiswick Chap (talk) 07:38, 9 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

General comments

In the section on biological control the ""House Centipede" namely Scutigera coleoptrata, is known to feed on cockroaches.

  • In the lead, change "...which however also includes the termites" to "...which also includes termites"
Done. Burklemore1 (talk) 06:37, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Taxonomy and evolution section, change "However recent genetic evidence..." to "However, recent genetic evidence..."
Done. Burklemore1 (talk) 06:38, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Taxonomy and evolution section, change "...when F. A. McKittrick noted similar..." to "...when F. A. McKittrick (1965) noted similar..."
Done. Burklemore1 (talk) 06:38, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Description section, include the weight of Blaberus giganteus
Removed mention of its weght. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 14:51, 3 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Description section, change :They have relatively small heads and broad, flattened bodies, and..." to "They have a relatively small head and a broad, flattened body, and..."
Done. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:00, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Description section, change "The tegmina or first pair of wings are tough and protective..." to "The tegmina, or first pair of wings, are tough and protective..."
Done. Burklemore1 (talk) 06:43, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Description section, change "...have demonstrated they help..." to "...have demonstrated that they help..."
Done. Burklemore1 (talk) 06:50, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • n the Description section, change "Males have a aedeagus..." to "Males have an aedeagus..."
Done. Burklemore1 (talk) 06:43, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Collective decision-making section, explain what happened in the roach-robot experiment
Done. Chiswick Chap (talk) 08:07, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Expect more comments, I haven't finished reading yet.

Thanks for taking this on. We look forward to your additional comments. Burklemore1 (talk) 06:41, 2 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

2nd set of comments

  • In the Social behavior section, change "...the sum of individual choices but reflects..." to "...the sum of individual choices, but reflects..."
Done. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:08, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Social behavior section, put the last paragraph, second seconds, in quotes using template {{pull quote|1=insert quote and source}}, and also state who said it
Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:22, 6 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
I have stated "Lihoreau and his fellow researchers stated:", and if they didn't say it, then I don't know who did. I haven't got access to the research study. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:04, 7 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Sounds section, change "...in the presence of a potential mate some..." to "...in the presence of a potential mate, some..."
Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:17, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • Instead of wikilinking American cockroach in the Digestive track section, wikilink it in the Social behavior
Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:17, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Digestive track section, change "...(Periplaneta americana) for example feeds..." to "...(Periplaneta americana), for example, feeds..."
Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:17, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Digestive track section, change " In many species these..." to " In many species, these..."
Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:17, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Digestive track section, change "...the wood-eating cockroach Panesthia cribrata is able..." to "...the wood-eating cockroach, Panesthia cribrata, is able..."
Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:17, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Digestive track section, change " It my be that..." to " It may be that..."
Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:17, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Reproduction section, change "...keeping the eggs inside their bodies..." to "...keeping the eggs inside their body..."
Done. Cwmhiraeth (talk) 18:17, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Hardiness section, change "P. japonica" to "Periplaneta japonica", since the genus wasn't stated
Done. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:09, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:10, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the Conservation section, what does NSW stand for?
Done, linked. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:11, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]
  • In the In culture section, change " 'For tetanus cockroach tea is given...' " to " 'For tetanus, cockroach tea is given...' "
No, it's as it is in the original, inside quotation marks. I've added a comment to this effect. Chiswick Chap (talk) 18:12, 5 December 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 23 October 2017

In relationship with humans, under research section, add "Research conducted in 2014 suggests that humans fear cockroaches the most, even more than mosquitoes, due to an evolutionary aversion.[1] 86.97.131.126 (talk) 08:20, 23 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ "Cockroaches: The insect we are programmed to fear". BBC. 18 September 2014.
Done SparklingPessimist Scream at me! 18:44, 23 October 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Unlock please

Why is this page locked again? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 106.133.171.205 (talk) 04:40, 17 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 26 March 2018

2601:600:9980:14F2:B92F:9216:FFF:9E36 (talk) 03:58, 26 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]
 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. — IVORK Discuss 04:19, 26 March 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Vagueness on pest species and species associated with humans

In several different places, the article refers to a subset of cockroach species that are either viewed as pests or relevant to humans, however nowhere is this subset characterized, much less enumerated. Specifically, I'm referring to statements like this:

In the lede: "About 30 cockroach species out of 4,600 are associated with human habitats. About four species are well known as pests."
In "Distribution and Habitat": "Only about four widespread species are commonly regarded as pests."
In the subsection "As pests", under "Relationship with Humans": "The Blattodea include some thirty species of cockroaches associated with humans; these species are atypical of the thousands of species in the order."
In "Conservation": "While a small minority of cockroaches are associated with human habitats and viewed as repugnant by many people"

While all these claims are sourced, the information is a bit tangential to the sources themselves; currently the two sources for the claim of "about four" species being pests, for example, are scholarly papers on the efficacy of particular pesticides, not a survey of roach species. Since I'm not familiar enough with the subject to chase this down, I have to suggest: we should name the "about four" pest species specifically, and somehow collectively characterize the other 30 that are associated with humans. That is, are they all from a common taxon, share a geographical origin, have some set of common characteristics? Or, more generally, answer the question of why this subset of species associated with humans, and what this subset is. As it stands, I think it leaves open a frustrating question and is too vague and even weasely. siafu (talk) 02:25, 23 June 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Semi-protected edit request on 20 August 2018

Please undo the latest edit by Bubblesorg, which is both misspelled and wrong. Following Taxonomy and evolution, Carboniferous "cockroaches" are not actually cockroaches, and are just stem-cockroaches. If need be, the lede could also be clarified to reflect this. 2001:569:782B:7A00:91FF:58D7:E53:BD14 (talk) 02:24, 20 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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