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  • July 31, 2022 at 8:06 pm #130819

    rob.rain923
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    Is it true that cockroaches are especially resilient to radiation? Why?

    August 5, 2022 at 1:06 pm #130952

    richardsonmary938
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    Very effective. We moved into a house and discovered the worst case I’d ever seen. I spread it on every source in the kitchen. Countertops stove fridge top and floors. Same in bathrooms. Then went away for the weekend. Came home to literally THOUSANDS of dead roaches. Vacuumed them up with my husbands utility vacuum, sanitized everything, then placed a dot in every corner of every cabinet, sprinkled it behind fridge and stove. Then unpacked. Never saw another roach again. Oh, I also kept a fine line at each door sill, outside.

    August 5, 2022 at 1:06 pm #130953

    richardsonmary938
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    Very effective. We moved into a house and discovered the worst case I’d ever seen. I spread it on every source in the kitchen. Countertops stove fridge top and floors. Same in bathrooms. Then went away for the weekend. Came home to literally THOUSANDS of dead roaches. Vacuumed them up with my husbands utility vacuum, sanitized everything, then placed a dot in every corner of every cabinet, sprinkled it behind fridge and stove. Then unpacked. Never saw another roach again. Oh, I also kept a fine line at each door sill, outside.

    August 5, 2022 at 1:08 pm #130954

    richardsonmary938
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    The reason that cockroaches are resistant to radiation has to do with when their cells divide. Cells are particularly sensitive to radiation when their DNA is replicating.

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