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<blockquote data-quote="AloeSvea" data-source="post: 2258287" data-attributes="member: 150927"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Thanks for that [USER=223921]@JohnEGreen[/USER] - for posting the article about flies and cockroaches as possible contagions in the home. And [USER=422465]@Tannith[/USER], for introducing the topic of home-contagion and prevention generally.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I currently live in a border-line subtropical region, and as many Kiwis have loved ones live in Australia in subtropical and tropical regions - flies and cockroaches are a big part of our pest-controlling lives. If such insects become a big part of coronavirus contagion we are in trouble! </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">But, and it is a big but - currently in countries that are practising intense contact-tracing, ie where they investigate where a covid-19 infection came from, and went to (NZ is absolutely - I assume some if not all of the Australian states are too?) - as far as I know - insects have not been implicated in any infections. This is important. Infection from surfaces in high-contact places (like schools, workplaces, public transport) - now that is another thing! As is from close physical contact (ie via droplets) as we know. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">I cut and paste the insect control part of the insect piece, to show that we already do these pest-control things in our home - hard to imagine upping the ante anymore than that?</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">"Control methods of houseflies and cockroaches include improved environmental sanitation such as placing waste in closed bags and waste bins with lids, sanitary landfill sites, hygienic toilets, proper sewage disposal systems, and prevention of livestock manure accumulation in the vicinity of residential areas. Installing stainless or plastic screens on doors, windows, and ventilators, covering food containers, and using poisoned baits, light traps, and sticky traps are some physical and mechanical control methods of these insects. Chemical control using insecticides should be carried out after consultation with specialists because of their potential risks. In addition, medicinal plants such as lavender and eucalyptus are also very effective in repelling houseflies. Biological control and application of parasitoids is a safe and environmentally friendly way of controlling these insects. Decaying materials, landfills, the areas around livestock and poultry farms, animal carcasses, garbage cans, and so on can attract houseflies and cockroaches to their lay eggs on them (<a href="http://archcid.com/articles/102863.html#A102863REF14" target="_blank">14</a>-<a href="http://archcid.com/articles/102863.html#A102863REF16" target="_blank">16</a>, <a href="http://archcid.com/articles/102863.html#A102863REF23" target="_blank">23</a>-<a href="http://archcid.com/articles/102863.html#A102863REF25" target="_blank">25</a>)."</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AloeSvea, post: 2258287, member: 150927"] [FONT=Arial]Thanks for that [USER=223921]@JohnEGreen[/USER] - for posting the article about flies and cockroaches as possible contagions in the home. And [USER=422465]@Tannith[/USER], for introducing the topic of home-contagion and prevention generally. I currently live in a border-line subtropical region, and as many Kiwis have loved ones live in Australia in subtropical and tropical regions - flies and cockroaches are a big part of our pest-controlling lives. If such insects become a big part of coronavirus contagion we are in trouble! But, and it is a big but - currently in countries that are practising intense contact-tracing, ie where they investigate where a covid-19 infection came from, and went to (NZ is absolutely - I assume some if not all of the Australian states are too?) - as far as I know - insects have not been implicated in any infections. This is important. Infection from surfaces in high-contact places (like schools, workplaces, public transport) - now that is another thing! As is from close physical contact (ie via droplets) as we know. I cut and paste the insect control part of the insect piece, to show that we already do these pest-control things in our home - hard to imagine upping the ante anymore than that? "Control methods of houseflies and cockroaches include improved environmental sanitation such as placing waste in closed bags and waste bins with lids, sanitary landfill sites, hygienic toilets, proper sewage disposal systems, and prevention of livestock manure accumulation in the vicinity of residential areas. Installing stainless or plastic screens on doors, windows, and ventilators, covering food containers, and using poisoned baits, light traps, and sticky traps are some physical and mechanical control methods of these insects. Chemical control using insecticides should be carried out after consultation with specialists because of their potential risks. In addition, medicinal plants such as lavender and eucalyptus are also very effective in repelling houseflies. Biological control and application of parasitoids is a safe and environmentally friendly way of controlling these insects. Decaying materials, landfills, the areas around livestock and poultry farms, animal carcasses, garbage cans, and so on can attract houseflies and cockroaches to their lay eggs on them ([URL='http://archcid.com/articles/102863.html#A102863REF14']14[/URL]-[URL='http://archcid.com/articles/102863.html#A102863REF16']16[/URL], [URL='http://archcid.com/articles/102863.html#A102863REF23']23[/URL]-[URL='http://archcid.com/articles/102863.html#A102863REF25']25[/URL])."[/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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