Question My son has been sneezing and wheezing a lot lately. I thought he had a cold but it doesn’t go away. A friend told me that kids can get allergic to cockroaches. Is that true? We live in subsidized housing and, unfortunately, we do have cockroaches. Answer I’m not a medical doctor so I
VIEW MOREQuestion I just got an email with a link warning about cockroach eggs being found inside drinking straws in the majority of mall restaurants. Can you tell me if this is true? I told my friend it sounded like another one of those urban legends. Answer You’re right, it’s wrong. There is no truth to
VIEW MOREHere is a podcast from our expert Zack Ciras answering why your home or apartment could have cockroaches and a safe way to get rid of them. Transcription: If you have the big old brown suckers or the good size black ones, usually basement-level laundry room of an apartment building, a lot of areas where
VIEW MOREQuestion Heard that cockroaches will eat your fingernails and eyelashes while you’re asleep! Is that true? Answer You probably expect me to say “no way,” but the truth is that cockroaches will eat fingernails, skin, and hair, including eyelashes. Cockroaches will eat anything that has nutritional value and nails, hair, and skin contain protein. But
VIEW MOREQuestion I just moved into a new apartment and was horrified to find cockroach egg cases in the cabinet under the kitchen sink! The apartment manager said that these were old egg cases that should have been cleaned up by maintenance. He said that there used to be a cockroach infestation that has been eliminated
VIEW MOREQuestion We’re having an argument in our family. I say that cockroaches can fly; my husband says they can’t. I know I saw what looked like a cockroach in our house once and it was definitely flying. Answer Some species of cockroaches can fly, while others cannot (no matter how hard they try). If you
VIEW MOREHere is a list of common myths that I encounter a lot about one of the most infamous pests. After each common myth I will also say what the reality is behind the myth.
VIEW MORESo you’re one of those poor unfortunates who are allergic to chocolate. Hold on a minute. You may not be allergic to chocolate at all; you may be allergic to cockroach parts in your chocolate!
VIEW MOREQ. I’ve heard stories about cockroaches getting into peoples’ ears, but I thought those were just old folklore and not really true. But a friend has a friend that it really happened to. Or, is she lying?
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