Question

Explain the following in short:

What is ootheca?

Answer 1

1. The secretion of collaterial glands forms a capsule around them is called an ootheca or egg case.
2. It is about 8 mm long and ranges from dark reddish to blackish brown.
3. Ootheca contains 14 to 16 fertilized eggs in two rows.
4. They are dropped or glued to a suitable surface, like a crack or crevice with good humidity near a food source.
5. A female cockroach on average produces 9 to 10 oothecae during its lifespan.