Cockroach ‘superbugs’ evolve to resist pesticides in ONE GENERATION, study finds

in #pesticides5 years ago

Cockroaches will soon be impossible to kill with standard pesticides, as they can develop cross-resistance to poisons they’ve never encountered within a single generation, an ominous new study has found.

German cockroaches – the small, quick-scurrying type whose traces can be found in 85 percent of US urban homes – are rapidly becoming impervious to pesticide chemicals, developing cross-resistance to a variety of insecticides within a single generation, a study published in Scientific Reports has demonstrated. And even the researchers who conducted the experiment are creeped out by the evolutionary capabilities of the ubiquitous six-legged pests.

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There is no doubt that insects will surpass humanity.

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I always knew that the "Female German cockroaches"
were the root of all evil :)
Greetings from Berlin ;)
If the chemicals don't work, maybe it's better to develop
"natural traps"

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