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Cockroaches MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Cockroaches
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.617.140
Unique ID
D003058
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003058
Annotation
do not use /‌drug eff for insecticides: TN 111
Scope Note
Insects of the order Dictyoptera comprising several families including Blaberidae, BLATTELLIDAE, Blattidae (containing the American cockroach PERIPLANETA americana), Cryptocercidae, and Polyphagidae.
Entry Term(s)
Blaberidae
Blattaria
Blattidae
Blattodea
Cockroach
Cryptocercidae
Dictyoptera
Polyphagidae
Registry Numbers
txid6979
txid6974
txid85823
txid36982
txid30007
Related Numbers
txid30007
txid36982
txid6974
txid6979
txid85823
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
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Cockroaches Preferred
Blaberidae Narrower
Blattaria Related
Blattidae Narrower
Blattodea Related
Cryptocercidae Narrower
Polyphagidae Narrower
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