Risks

for German Cockroach

Cockroaches are an established asthma and allergy concern for kids. CDC/ATSDR notes that cockroach allergens can raise a child's chance of developing asthma, and points to reported cockroach-sensitization rates of 36% among inner-city children with asthma. Source: https://archive.cdc.gov/www_atsdr_cdc_gov/csem/asthma/environmental_triggers_of_asthma.html

UC IPM separately flags indoor cockroaches as a source of allergens and as a factor that can contribute to childhood asthma. Source: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/cockroaches/

They are a food-safety problem too. UF/IFAS reports that German cockroaches taint food and food products with their droppings and defensive secretions, and that they move around — and often carry — disease-causing organisms. UC IPM separately states that cockroaches foul food and utensils and can spread pathogens. Source: https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN128 Source: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/cockroaches/

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