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Yikes! Cockroaches Evolved to Avoid Sugary Baits

Yikes! Cockroaches Evolved to Avoid Sugary Baits

May 24, 2013

Yikes! Cockroaches Evolved to Avoid Sugary Baits, Yahoo!, May 23, 2013.
In the ongoing battle between humans and cockroaches, the insects have a leg up. A new study finds that roaches evolved their taste buds to make sweet insecticide baits taste bitter. Coby Schal, entomology, featured.

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