Why cockroaches disappeared

The mere mention of cockroaches in most people dramatically spoils the mood. Insects living near a person do not cause positive emotions, since not only their appearance is unpleasant, but also the consequences of communicating with them. Recently, there has been a tendency for a sharp reduction in the number of parasites. There are a large number of different assumptions about where the cockroaches went, which led to their disappearance from the apartments.

Popular versions of an unusual event

Long-livers of planet Earth, who for many years shared a table and shelter with a man, suddenly disappeared from Russian apartments. The observed uncompensated depopulation of cockroaches in Russia and other post-Soviet countries is widely discussed in various information sources. Despite the growing interest in the problem, so far it has not been possible to come to a single point of view. They try to explain the phenomenal event using various hypotheses and assumptions.

Action of chemicals

Red cockroaches or the Prussians come from South Asia. Due to its high survivability, omnivoresspecial resistance to insecticides they were able to populate almost all continents. Residents of city apartments noticed that the cockroaches had disappeared somewhere. One of the reasons for this phenomenon, interpreted as a scientific version, is the creation and active use of powerful new generation insecticides. These include drugs fipronil and hydramethylnone having prolonged toxicity.

Interesting!

The new "chemistry" kills cockroaches gradually, within 10-15 days, blocking nerve fibers. It does not lose its properties when passing through the gastrointestinal tract of an insect and remains in the feces. Offspring, when born, eats poisoned excrement and dies. As a result, one cockroach is able to destroy everything nest.

Given the ability of cockroaches to adapt to chemicals and develop a stable immunity to them, scientists suggest the possibility of a new "invasion" of parasites in apartments. Avoid this will allow the virus identified by Russian geneticists, capable of destroying only the Prussians. It will be used in the form of a special bait, which, when introduced into the cells of the intestine, will slowly kill the individual. The carrier of the virus during this time will have time to infect a large number of their relatives. As a result, city cockroaches may disappear forever

Wave radiation

It is difficult to imagine a modern apartment without several mobile phones, a TV, a Wi-Fi-enabled computer, a microwave and other equipment that propagates high-frequency electromagnetic radiation. It has a powerful penetrating ability, so the apartment building is a kind of radio trap.

Interesting!

After installing the masts of the mobile communication repeaters, the cockroaches disappeared from the apartments of neighboring residential complexes.

Constant exposure to wave radiation disrupts the normal activity of parasites. In a “stressful” situation, they lose their ability to find food, normally multiply and lead a familiar lifestyle. This allows us to conclude that insects resistant to high doses of radiation were sensitive to electromagnetic fields of the radio frequency range and left their habitats.

On a note!

It has been established that there are fewer cockroaches in the apartments of those regions of the Russian Federation where the standards of digital cellular communication systems GPRS and GMS are supported.

Bad ecology

The ecological situation in Moscow and other large industrial cities of the Russian Federation is for the most part far from ideal. Emissions to the atmosphere and bodies of toxic waste adversely affect human health. With a high degree of probability it can be assumed that cockroaches in apartments disappeared due to human activities, despite the fact that they are more resistant to radiation and chemical influences than mammals.

Entomologists argue that environmental degradation has contributed to the emergence of certain species of fungi and bacteria, leading to the death of ginger Prusaks. The infection affects the cover of chitin cockroaches, which is covered with brown and dark brown spots, the limbs break off, and mold appears on the abdomen. One of the types of mushrooms does not allow females to endure the prescribed period of time to the edema and produce offspring. As a result, the population of insects living in houses and apartments is decreasing.

Genetically Modified Products

People in food products use preservatives, GMOs, synthetic additives in large quantities, so cockroaches from Russian homes have disappeared. Potentially hazardous substances include:

• modified starch;
• soybeans;
• bakery products;
• sausage and other products.

The parasites living in apartments feed on the food packages available to the person.

The version that cockroaches did not become due to changes in the composition of human food has a right to exist. The constant use of genetically modified products affects the structure of DNA, provokes various diseases, leads to mutations, the birth of dead offspring. Most likely, cockroaches turned out to be more vulnerable - a change in hereditary traits led to the appearance of a weak generation that was not capable of reproduction.

Synthetic materials for household items and decoration

The “culprits” of the fact that there are no cockroaches in houses and apartments are the people themselves. The design of modern apartments is fundamentally different from the design used 20-30 years ago. Eco-friendly paper wallpapers have been replaced with synthetic vinyl analogues or plastic panels; linoleum, stone-clad tiles, and bricks are most often used as flooring. Instead of wooden windows, plastic double-glazed windows are installed. Furniture is made from particleboard containing a carcinogen formaldehyde.

Modern building materials have the following characteristics:

• reasonable price;
• species diversity;
• attractive appearance;
• durability.

However, in terms of environmental friendliness, they are not always safe, as evidenced by a persistent specific smell in the apartment after repair.

On a note!

The budget "European-quality repair" is not only unsafe for humans, it contributes to the fact that cockroaches are forced to leave the apartment themselves from the abundance of synthetic materials.

Biological factors - competition with ants, etc.

Entomologists know that in the 60s of the 20th century, apartments disappeared black cockroaches. They were driven out by red-headed brothers who mercilessly destroyed the offspring of the Russian old-timer.Prusak began to actively breed in apartments, especially at ease he feels in the "Khrushchev", where there is a ventilation and electrical wiring system convenient for moving cockroaches.

There is an assumption that pharaonic ants gained a “victory” over red cockroaches in a stern biological confrontation. It’s hard to say where they got from warm, food-rich apartments, but no one has observed the coexistence of insects.

High cleanliness

The depopulation of cockroaches, according to scientists, was influenced by the increased well-being of the population of the Russian Federation. The better the financial situation, the more money a person can spend on improving his apartment and its sanitary condition, purchase goods for proper storage of food. The elimination of garbage chutes and special plastic bags for household waste significantly limited cockroaches' access to food. However, keep in mind that the old cockroaches are able to starve 30 days, larvae – 70.

Interesting!

They suggest that the cockroaches left the apartments of the Russians due to the active use of aggressive housewives for cleaning, disinfection, and washing.

Global changes on the planet and mystical reasons

The following global problems have a big impact on the surrounding nature and on the cockroach population:

• climate change;
• increased radiation levels;
• destruction of the ozone layer;
• magnetic pole displacement and other phenomena.

As a result of the influence of these factors in cockroaches, a failure of the biological rhythm occurs. In turn, ufologists and psychics tend to believe that insects are endowed with the gift of anticipating disasters and cataclysms. These facts were recorded before the outbreak of World War II, the earthquake in China, when the Prussians disappeared from the apartments.

Interesting!

The assumption from the realm of fiction is the assertion that cockroaches are ranked among space aliens that collect information about the life of planet Earth. Today, their mission is over, and they returned to their "homeland."

What can the complete disappearance of cockroaches lead to?

Synanthropic insects disturb the comfortable existence of people, spread numerous infections. It should be borne in mind that everything in nature is interconnected and the disappearance of cockroaches will lead to significant disruptions in the global ecosystem. If the problem concerns the whole species, then in nature the persistent chain - the food chain - collapses. The loss of at least one link from it will hit the number of birds, mice, rats and other representatives of the fauna.

Destroying the Prusaks, a person does not think about the fact that the insect has been preserved unchanged from the Carboniferous period, which means it is absolutely necessary. Their ability to penetrate the most inaccessible places, was the reason for the use of cockroaches to search for people under the rubble.

Are cockroaches really less

The above theories and assumptions are not in themselves a complete explanation of why and whether cockroaches left cities for good. The extinction of insects should not cause particular concern among dubious inhabitants. The wave-like fluctuation in the number of Prusaks is a natural process. They went to the most favorable places for existence - cellars, warehouses, sewer manholes, dormitories, shops and other premises.

When asked where the cockroaches went, SES workers say that insects feel at ease in cities. Especially a lot of them in cluttered, dysfunctional apartments. Cockroaches annoy the catering workers with their presence; there are still a lot of them in hospitals and in enterprises. A new generation of insecticides has given its results, but the ability to mutate and adapt to poisons one day will allow cockroaches to return to their apartments. Single factors of the new "invasion" are already registered by the population.