Why get rid of roaches?
You don’t have to be a rocket scientist to figure out why people want to get rid of cockroaches. Cockroaches leave saliva and excrement on your dishes, your cookware, your countertops, and any other surface they cross. But it’s not just the food poisoning, dysentery, and diarrhea that cockroaches may cause, there’s also the threat of childhood asthma. According to a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, cockroach allergens, which come from the saliva, feces, cast skins, and dead bodies of cockroaches, can exacerbate asthma in children–more so, even, than dust mites or pets.
