Insects have it tough! Cockroaches, mosquitoes, bees… Here are several totally false beliefs about these little beasts. We start with cockroaches. They should not be crushed: legend or real advice? We are often warned not to crush cockroaches for two reasons:
- By crushing the females, the eggs are released. Yes, but we also crush them at the same time. Little risk there.
- By crushing the insect, it will release pheromones that attract other cockroaches. Yes, but he also releases some when he is alive.
So don’t worry if you smash a cockroach, you won’t be invaded anymore.