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Headline is misleading because the conclusion is premature. There are other obvious reasons why the roach population may not be decreasing, other than adapting
by ARandomerDude 7y ago
Headline is misleading because the conclusion is premature. There are other obvious reasons why the roach population may not be decreasing, other than adapting to pesticides:
1. Incomplete treatment -- apartment buildings are large and exterminators likely can't access all interior spaces, providing ample breeding ground.
2. Reinfestation from outside sources -- roaches live in all kinds of tight spaces (e.g. corrugated cardboard boxes), and the number of people in an apartment virtually guarantees cross-contamination.
3. Inadequate amount of pesticides applied.
I'm hesitant to jump to the conclusion that neurotoxins are failing without removing other, much more likely factors.