Roach Voyeurism

More than few years back, I attended a German cockroach symposium. I was excited about attending for one reason. The featured lecturer was the world's foremost authority on the German cockroach. That nasty little creature that infests kitchens everywhere, and causes asthma in children in extreme infestations.

After the attendees were seated, a side door at the front left corner of the room opened and a short, disheveled man with thick-lensed glasses entered the room and took to the podium. He wore a string tie (the type cowboys wear) and cowboy boots, but the words he spoke were New York-flavored. The PHD'ed expert told a few lame insect jokes then went on to explain that he had been living with cockroaches for an extended period of time. He then gave a signal to some one hidden behind a wall, and a screen descended from the ceiling and covered a portion of the front wall. The attendant turned on the video, and the same cockroach expert standing in front of us appeared on the screen dressed in blue jeans and enclosed in a see-through plexiglass room. Along one wall were kitchen-type cabinets, and on the floor for sleeping was a futon. But what took our collective breaths away were the thousands of cockroaches. German coackroaches were on the good doctor's legs, his shoulders, face, hair, everywhere. Seems he had sequestered himself in the plastic enclosure to study the living, mating, and repoductive habits of the German cockroach. The researcher waved to the camera like a kid waving to Mickey Mouse--big, face splitting grin, and when he waved cockroaches flew from him in every direction. How long did he spend with the roaches? I can't remember, but I do know he started with just two. I'd say this guy loved his job or was a little bit whacked, or both. Either way, because of researchers like him, great strides have been made in German cockroach control. New generation baits like Dupont Advion, Whitmire Advance, and MaxForce roach bait do a marvelous job of eliminating cockroach infestations and keeping them away.

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Bugzilla out --