MANILA, Philippines - Eliminating cockroaches through insecticides alone are becoming "almost impossible" as the household pests are developing cross-resistance from the chemicals, a recent study found. "This is a previously unrealized challenge in cockroaches," Michael Scharf, who led the study, was quoted as saying in an article posted in Purdue University's website. "Cockroaches developing resistance to multiple classes of insecticides at once will make controlling these pests almost impossible with chemicals alone," he added. The study, published last month, serves as a "seminal effort" to test insecticide resistance intervention strategies for ...
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