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  2. Roach bait - Wikipedia

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    This means that cockroaches will not be deterred from feeding on the gel, even if they have encountered it before. This is in contrast to some other types of roach bait, such as sprays or baits that contain a repellent ingredient. As a result, cockroach gels can be more effective in eliminating an entire cockroach infestation.

  3. Haplophyton crooksii - Wikipedia

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    Haplophyton crooksii is a plant species native to Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and northern Mexico. It is an herb up to 60 cm tall, with showy yellow flowers, found on rocky slopes in desert scrub and desert grassland. [2] [3] The plant is commonly called the cockroach plant (or hierba de la cucaracha) because of its insecticidal properties. [3]

  4. List of pest-repelling plants - Wikipedia

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    Pitcher plants: traps and ingests insects Radish: repels cabbage maggot and cucumber beetles [3] Rosemary: repels cabbage looper, carrot fly, cockroaches and mosquitoes, [11] slugs, snails, as well as the Mexican bean beetle [3] Russian sage: repels wasps Rue: repels cucumber and flea beetles Sarracenia pitcher plants

  5. Imidacloprid - Wikipedia

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    Imidacloprid is a systemic insecticide belonging to a class of chemicals called the neonicotinoids which act on the central nervous system of insects. The chemical works by interfering with the transmission of stimuli in the insect nervous system. Specifically, it causes a blockage of the nicotinergic neuronal pathway.

  6. Cockroach farming - Wikipedia

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    An unusual number of their genes relate to taste and smell, which helps them to avoid toxic food. Genes relating to development and immunity help cockroaches grow quickly and resist disease. [6] The American cockroach is the most popular species for farming. [1] Start-up costs for cockroach farms are low, and there are few regulations.

  7. Pyrethrin - Wikipedia

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    It is a major source of export income for Kenya and source of over 3,500 additional jobs. About 23,000 tons were harvested in 1975. The active ingredients are extracted with organic solvents to give a concentrate containing the six types of pyrethrins: pyrethrin I, pyrethrin II, cinerin I, cinerin II, jasmolin I, and jasmolin II. [18]

  8. Insect repellent - Wikipedia

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    However, some plant-based repellents may provide effective relief as well. [1] [2] [10] Essential oil repellents can be short-lived in their effectiveness. [11] A test of various insect repellents by an independent consumer organization found that repellents containing DEET or icaridin are more effective than repellents with "natural" active ...

  9. Herbicide - Wikipedia

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    One major complication to the use of herbicides for weed control is the ability of plants to evolve herbicide resistance, rendering the herbicides ineffective against target plants. Out of 31 known herbicide modes of action, weeds have evolved resistance to 21. 268 plant species are known to have evolved herbicide resistance at least once. [59]

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