About how many times does the nymph of the Periplaneta americana undergo moulting before becoming an

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About how many times does the nymph of the Periplaneta americana undergo moulting before becoming an adult?\

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(d) : Immediately after hatching, the nymphs undergo 13 successive moults. As nymphal development proceeds, the wing pads arise, body increases in size, colouration becomes darker and ultimately the adult takes its form with fully developed wings and genitalia.