
Cockroach Caca Contains Chemical Messages Made by Microbes
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The Role of Gut Bacteria in Baby Cockroaches and Communication
This chapter explores how baby cockroaches acquire gut bacteria by consuming feces from their family members and how these compounds in feces serve as an aggregation pheromone. The researchers conduct experiments to confirm the significance of gut bacteria in communication among cockroaches and discuss potential applications for building better baits and traps.
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