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Goodbye Mr. Roach

Goodbye Mr. Roach

Question 1:

Cockroaches are yucky, luckily for us, only four types are found in human dwellings. Blattella germanica is the German cockroach and Periplaneta americana is the American one. What do Mexicans call their varmints?

	La Cucaracha			Menudo

	Spanish flies

Question 2:

Roaches find their way into home through several different and insidious ways. between these choices, which is the most common?

	Mailed to an unsuspecting person, getting rid of their roaches			Knock on the door and ask politely

	Entry from a drain or sewer

Question 3:

Roaches don't have to go to the hospital to have their babies, They just drop a capsule, and it's done. How many cute, wiggly little cockroach babies can be found in just one egg capsule?

	Up to 48 roach babies			Up to 12 roach babies

	Roaches are always born as twins

Question 4:

In the movie, it is advised to use Chlordane to get rid of cockroaches. The chemical is shown being applied by hand, and dusted into the air. Sure Chlordane might kill the cockroaches, but how about humans?

Chlordane has been pulled from the market

Chlordane is as safe as tap water