The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development are funding a study to examine if roach control can lead to better control of asthma. Pest control studies in the past have cost between $750- $1000, more than an inner city family could afford.
This year long study will examine 100 children with moderate to severe asthma, are allergic to asthma, and have roaches in the home. In 50 of the roach-infested homes, low cost roach baits and a low-toxicity insecticide will be provided, while no pesticides will be used in the other 50 homes. Researchers will examine a number of different outcomes from symptoms to hospitalization. All of this will be done at significantly lower costs compared to other studies.
What do you think? Do you think better roach control will lead to better asthma control?
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I’ve never had cockroaches in my home, but I do have hoardes of Asian Ladybugs that invade every fall and stay indoors until spring. I am severely allergic to them, and they do cause asthma symptoms, like shortness of breath and wheezing, among other adverse reactions. There is no way of keeping them out of the house, and pesticides can not be used. There is no effective control. The bugs also bite like the dickens and give off a really offensive odor. I don’t know of any studies being done about the Asian Ladybugs causing asthma symptoms, but there has been some research about allergies to the awful pests. They are a non-native invasive species.