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Drosophila repleta. Insect euthanasia is the process of killing insects "in a way that minimizes or eliminates pain and distress." [1]: 6 It may apply to animals in the laboratory, schools, as pets, as food, or otherwise.
The insecticide-laden feces, fluids and eventual carcass, can contain sufficient residual pesticide to kill others in the same nesting site. As the roach staggers around for hours or even days, it infects other roaches in the nest, with toxicant transfer through feces, [1] which then go on to infect others. This secondary transmission occurs ...
A killing jar or killing bottle is a device used by entomologists to kill captured insects quickly and with minimum damage. [1] The jar typically contains plaster of Paris on the bottom to absorb a killing fluid. The killing fluid evaporates into the air and gasses the insect.
Scientists at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh have developed the new technology which targets the pests within 1.2 metres of accuracy.
Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors, hiding in kitchen pipes or musty drawers. A new study uses genetics to chart cockroaches' spread across the globe, from humble beginnings in southeast ...
Homer, the local pest control agent, attempts to exterminate some cockroaches inside the establishment. Hubbard notes that the cockroaches can reproduce asexually, and her hand is wounded by cockroach bites as she studies them. She sprays the insects with rotenone, but is only able to kill them using a dosage also lethal to humans. Elias ...
The emerald cockroach wasp turns cockroaches into zombies — just in time for Halloween! Columnist Tim Rowland says you kinda feel sorry for the roach.
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