Table 2 Zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien insects
From: Zoonotic parasites carried by invasive alien species in China
Species | Common name | Parasites | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Blatella germanica | German cockroach | Ascariasis lumbricoides, Enterobius vermicularis, Entamoeba histolytica, E. dispar, G. lamblia, hookworm, Hymenolepis nana, Strongyloides stercoralis, Sarcocystis muris, Trichuris trichiura, Taenia spp., T. gondii | [118] |
Periplaneta americana | American cockroach | Moniliformis moniliformis, Diplogaster sp. | [119] |
A. lumbricoides, Balantidium coli, Entamoeba coli, E. histolytica, E. vermicularis, hookworm, T. trichiura | [120] | ||
S. muris, T. gondii | [121] | ||
Schistosoma haematobium, Sc. mansoni | [122] | ||
Tribolium castaneum Herbst | Red flour beetle | Hymenolepis diminuta | [123] |
Pseudanoplocephala crawfordi | [53] | ||
Steinernema feltiae | |||
Cydia pomonella | Codling moth | S. feltiae | [126] |