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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.
Hello from Florida!
In the Union, things like dichlorvos were used very liberally, even inside living quarters. That eventually led to roached evolving resistance to just every insecticide.
What has lead to their near extinction after the Soviet Union's collapse was rising income levels, and better sanitation.
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The more you know! I am ashamed to say I barely know anything about them despite them being persistent pests in my life.
I would know much less if I didn't raise roaches as a food source for my reptiles. They have won me over, in part, and I consider them to be pets, though only me and my two year old appreciate them...
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You must not live with cockroaches if you feel no need to stop them.
Inside the US, they seem to be present in large numbers in the deep south (FL through TX). Are they present in the southwest as well? Here in DC, we get them, but generally only in homes that aren't kept clean - which can a problem in large apartment buildings, as it only takes one slovenly neighbor or poorly tended garbage area to let a colony grow and become a visible nuisance. And what about Europe? Probably too c…
Seems like a U.S exclusive bug.
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Inside the US, they seem to be present in large numbers in the deep south (FL through TX). Are they present in the southwest as well? Here in DC, we get them, but generally only in homes that aren't kept clean - which can a problem in large apartment buildings, as it only takes one slovenly neighbor or poorly tended garbage area to let a colony grow and become a visible nuisance. And what about Europe? Probably too c…
Don't think I've ever seen a cockroach in my life living in Europe. Seems like a U.S exclusive bug.
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Inside the US, they seem to be present in large numbers in the deep south (FL through TX). Are they present in the southwest as well? Here in DC, we get them, but generally only in homes that aren't kept clean - which can a problem in large apartment buildings, as it only takes one slovenly neighbor or poorly tended garbage area to let a colony grow and become a visible nuisance. And what about Europe? Probably too c…
Don't think I've ever seen a cockroach in my life living in Europe. Seems like a U.S exclusive bug.
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Inside the US, they seem to be present in large numbers in the deep south (FL through TX). Are they present in the southwest as well? Here in DC, we get them, but generally only in homes that aren't kept clean - which can a problem in large apartment buildings, as it only takes one slovenly neighbor or poorly tended garbage area to let a colony grow and become a visible nuisance. And what about Europe? Probably too c…
Don't think I've ever seen a cockroach in my life living in Europe. Seems like a U.S exclusive bug.
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.
How will they evolve against this: https://4.imimg.com/data4/RH/CQ/NSDMERP-28172796/kainchishoe...
