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ashling

(25,771 posts)
Fri Jun 28, 2019, 11:49 PM Jun 2019

Trigger Warning -- Cockroaches So Tough Develop Resistance to Pesticides They Haven't Even met

https://www.sciencealert.com/cockroaches-develop-resistance-to-pesticides-they-haven-t-even-encountered-yet?fbclid=IwAR3-
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Cockroaches Are So Tough They Develop Resistance to Pesticides They Haven't Even Met

The take-home advice for those keen to spray is that the single best method for keeping on top of your pest problem is... building a biology lab in the basement and routinely running tests on your infestation.
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Trigger Warning -- Cockroaches So Tough Develop Resistance to Pesticides They Haven't Even met (Original Post) ashling Jun 2019 OP
Thankfully I haven't met any resistant to my size 13's benld74 Jun 2019 #1
+1 Dan Jun 2019 #2
I had an infestation of German cockroaches when I lived in DC ProudLib72 Jun 2019 #3
I for one welcome our new cockroach overlords! Initech Jun 2019 #4

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
3. I had an infestation of German cockroaches when I lived in DC
Sat Jun 29, 2019, 11:17 AM
Jun 2019

They came out at night and bit me. But they weren't resistant to roach motels.

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