We have fair warning to anyone who’s afraid of cockroaches.
That’s because CNN is scaring the daylights out of people after reporting that those fast sneaky suckers are starting to develop a “cross-resistance” to insecticides.
The cockroaches are growing stronger https://t.co/TKwhJtI14t
That means they will soon be laughing (metaphorically, we hope) at our best attempts to kill them with our silly little poison.
@CNN
It’s all laid out in this recent study horrifically titled, “Rapid cross-resistance bringing cockroaches closer to invincibility” by Purdue University.
Lead researcher Michael Scharf said, “We would see resistance increase four- or six-fold in just one generation. We didn’t have a clue that something like that could happen this fast.”
@CNN I don't need to know this 😂
The study also found that the issue is worse in low-income areas and other places where pest control is not readily available.
@CNN Are they immune to clean houses? Lmfao
Scharf suggests trying out different pest treatment methods on a rotating basis.
But in the meantime, we suggest another tried-and-true technique that they won't see coming anytime soon.
@CNN Only one thing can stop them