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Cockroaches becoming resistant to most chemical insecticides

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Re: Cockroaches becoming resistant to most chemical insecticides

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Why should humanity 'stop' everything as it sees fit with imperfect knowledge and burgeoning ego? Cockroaches have a valuable role to play in degrading the vast quantities of biological waste we put out. We don't need to stop them.

You must not live with cockroaches if you feel no need to stop them.

Re: Cockroaches becoming resistant to most chemical insecticides

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Haven't seen a cockroach in a decade. Not so hot as they were hyped up to be during the 70's and 80's.

But do you live in an area with cockroaches? I've never seen one in person in my life but that's because I live somewhere temperate and doesn't mean they're not an issue for many other people.

Re: Cockroaches becoming resistant to most chemical insecticides

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Well on the plus side the things won't constantly die when we start farming them

Cockroaches are a great source of protein. Cockroach farming is a greener, more sustainable activity. What you eat for dinner tonight was eating someone’s dinner leftovers last night! This is organics capture at its finest.

Re: Cockroaches becoming resistant to most chemical insecticides

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I used to live in a slaughterhouse district where the damn things would crawl out of sink, bidet and shower plugs, making every single trip to the bathroom a very anxiety ridden experience. Plus they were of the flying variety, and occasionally, of the albino variety. I personally hate them and I relish on the fact I live somewhere where they're not that prominent, but I do recognize they're as essential as any other insect and a potential food source.
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