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New Roach Baits Can Eliminate Tough Infestations

cockroach Until fairly recently the control of the large and stubborn cockroach infestations that can plague apartment buildings, food handling facilities and commercial buildings depended on the so-called " spray and pray " method. In other words you spray as much insecticide as possible and pray that it works . Most of the time this method in fact fails but it sure makes a lot of money for pesticide manufacturers! It fails for several reasons but the main reason is that cockroaches can detect and learn to avoid pesticide residues . New Research on Roach Baits Researchers have recently figured out that if you combine a highly attractive food with a small amount of slow-acting insecticide the results are much better. Roaches find the bait, eat it and thereby contaminate themselves with the insecticide. Because the insecticide is slow to take effect the roaches have time to get back to the harborage (a safe area, such as inside a wall, where cockroaches congregat