Assessment-Based Pest Management and Busting Cockroach Bait Myths
Respected industry figure Professor Dini Miller shares her ground-breaking work on cockroach baiting from the USA.
We have a few articles on cockroach research which don’t fall into cockroach control or cockroach bait categories…
People think of cockroaches as dirty, passing on various bacteria that cause gut problems. But most people don’t realise that they are a major cause of childhood asthma. Their shed skins are very high in allergens and in housing with ongoing cockroach problems, particularly in inner city apartment blocks, the incidence of asthma in children is greatly increased. For people sensitive to allergens, even a few cockroaches can be enough to trigger an allergic reaction.
Although cockroach bombs or cockroach foggers are popular supermarket products for homeowners, if you have a cockroach infestation, the scientific research shows them to be very ineffective. They simply can’t get into all the cupboards, cracks and crevices where cockroaches are hiding. On top of which cockroach bombs also use pyrethroid insecticides, to which some cockroach populations have shown very high levels of resistance.
There’s some evidence to suggest that cockroaches release a chemical that communicates to nearby cockroaches that a food source is preferred. Although this might create more competition for the food, it is thought that it allows the cockroaches the benefits of having safety in numbers whilst feeding.
Although cockroaches are generally thought of as pests, in China they are being investigated as a potential way to solve waste problems. The have built large containers full of cockroaches to chew through waste material. Certainly the fact that cockroaches eat pretty much anything, gives them a good start!
More information on cockroaches …
Respected industry figure Professor Dini Miller shares her ground-breaking work on cockroach baiting from the USA.
Researchers in the US have made a surprising discovery about the number of parasites typically found within the bodies of insecticide-resistant cockroaches.
Latest research from the US gives a clear indication that cockroaches and houseflies do not transmit the SARSCoV-2 virus.
Attrathor insecticide is a sprayable liquid bait for use against cockroaches.
New research has put commercially available insecticide ‘foggers’ to the test and shown them to be woefully ineffective when it comes to controlling cockroaches.
When a cockroach finds a good source of food, it’s believed to communicate the information with other cockroaches. This is just one reason why product manufacturers such as Ensystex develop highly palatable baits.
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