We have effective pest control for roaches, probably developed around the same time. Using growth regulators like Gentrol make it so the cockroaches can’t breed effectively, so after a generation or two they go extinct. Somehow roaches got into our suburban home and I was able to destroy them using this method. Pesticides and roach bait didn’t do much — the growth regulators were key in permanently removing the infestation.
I’d guess the difficulty in a place like New York is similar to the problem I’m having with mice because we have a forest behind the house — an essentially endless reservoir of new roaches living in the pipes and throughout the city.
Source: was professional exterminator about 15 years ago. Growth regulators were the only thing that worked.
I’d guess the difficulty in a place like New York is similar to the problem I’m having with mice because we have a forest behind the house — an essentially endless reservoir of new roaches living in the pipes and throughout the city.
Source: was professional exterminator about 15 years ago. Growth regulators were the only thing that worked.