Cockroaches mysteriously disappearing from Russia & neighboring states

http://english.pravda.ru/science/earth/21-04-2008/104964-cockroaches_red_book-0/

by alanh • 14 years ago

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georgemcbay• 14 years ago

So long, and thanks for all the poop.

jhuckestein• 14 years ago

I'll make sure to carry a towel from now on, drink beer and eat peanuts.

grebenkov• 14 years ago

We have used every kind of poison known to humanity to make cockroaches die. Now, they are dead. So, we blame it on the cell phones.

Logic, we love you.

slig• 14 years ago

> High frequency mobile communication is to be blamed for cockroaches’ disappearance

Is there any study backing this?

xentronium3• 14 years ago

Nope.

alanh• 14 years ago

I think that is a list of conjectures.

teilo2• 14 years ago

It's Pravda. They are barely a step above Weekly World News.

10098• 14 years ago

wait, didn't we actually want to get rid of them?

xentronium3• 14 years ago

Last time I was in a student dorm in Saint Petersburg (3 years ago), cockroaches were in great abundance. However, in any remotely hygienic environment I haven't seen them ever in my life.

I suspect, this is mostly due to usage of powerful chemicals.

xentronium3• 14 years ago

Now that I've googled a bit more, I've found some hilarious versions:

    * Cockroaches are preparing for war, and they need soldiers
    * Cockroaches are actually scouts for some alien civilization, and they already know enough

shin_lao• 14 years ago

>1. Food contains too many genetically modified elements. >When these elements got into the cockroaches with food >wastes, insects died off.

They can adapt so quickly to poisons that it seems unlikely.

>2. Modern plastic constructional materials and fabrics are >unfavorable for living creatures.

So why do we still have them in Europe?

>3. High frequency mobile communication is to be blamed for >cockroaches’ disappearance.

All studies about high frequency showed no effect on humans, but I'll admit you can't conclude anything about cockroaches.

But why do we still have them in Europe?

>4. The ozone layer disturbance changed their biorhythm.

What?

What about a natural predator?

teilo2• 14 years ago

It's Pravda. They aren't exactly worried about sourcing or accuracy. They're hardly better than a tabloid.

dmishe• 14 years ago

There are cockroaches in Ukraine.

Cockroaches mysteriously disappearing from Russia & neighboring states

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