Wednesday, 10 January 2024

Artificial Sweetener Could Be New Tool in Cockroach Management

Overhead view of a German cockroach on a bright white surface. The roach has an elongated oval-shaped body, with a small head with dark eyes and long antennae. The roach is light brown in color, with two short dark stripes running front to back on its thorax. Its long, translucent wings are folded back over its abdomen.

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Research on the effects of the artificial sweetener sucralose on German cockroaches (Blattella germanica) find significant impacts on their survival in lab tests, with apparent links to water loss and changes in gut bacteria. [Read more]

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