Many people, especially women, are afraid of cockroaches.
When I was six years old, I was taking out a bottle in the kitchen, when a bug flew and landed on my neck. I screamed in fear and dropped the bottle and it broke. Before I also saw bugs.
At our house, my brothers and sisters play with bugs. I'm really disgusted.
In fact, it seems now that people don't need to be afraid of cockroaches.
Because they don't drink our blood like mosquitoes and other insects.
However, says Bronoy, an entomologist at the Forest Ecology Research Institute, the beetles live in dirty areas.
"Normally, cockroaches are found in dirty places, garbage, toilets, etc. that's why they are hated by many people," said Bronoy.
Bronoy said the fear of diseases from cockroaches dates back to ancient Greece.
"During the time of the ancient Greeks, cockroaches were feared to cause diseases. Cockroaches have a protein called tropomyosin. This protein in cockroach excrement, skin and body parts can cause allergies in humans," said Bronoy.
The ancient Egyptians worshiped gods to repel cockroaches.
In medical terms the fear or hatred of bugs is known as 'Catasaridaphobia'.
How are diseases spread by cockroaches?
Selvamuthukumaran, Associate Professor of the Department of Entomology, says that cockroaches do not directly transmit any disease to humans.
Malaria, dengue and other diseases are spread by mosquitoes. Cholera is spread by flies. But cockroaches do not directly transmit disease to humans. However, the decaying matter that cockroaches eat contains germs. After eating these things, when bugs get into the food we eat, these germs mix with our food and cause us diseases," said Selva.
How to control bugs entering the house?
Selvamuthukumaran explains that cockroaches do not live well in a place with food and a moist environment, and that if hygiene is followed, they will not come.
Wash the dishes eaten with food immediately. Any leftover food should be thrown away immediately.
Make sure that garbage does not accumulate inside the house. The garbage cans you use should be closed. They should be kept outside the house at night.
Cockroaches can enter through windows and doors. So you should close the doors and windows when you are not using it.
Cabinets and wooden boxes are an attraction for cockroaches, be careful, because there is a type of wood for them that is an excellent food for cockroaches.
Most cockroaches enter homes through the cracks of containers. Therefore, it is better to take care of them and cover them at night.
Sprays are used to repel cockroaches from indoors. However, overuse of these types of drugs can also be harmful to humans.
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