Cockroaches

Fossil evidence shows that they have existed almost unchanged for more than 250 million years. Sceintists believe that in a nuclear holocaust, cockroaches ( andr ants) will be the survivors- inheriting the earth long after the extinction of man.

Being amazingly adaptable and hardy, they can live and breed under hostile conditions. They are becoming increasingly resistant to conventional insecticides.

An egg capsule (oothca) can produce up to 42 cockroaches. Given ideal conditions, a pair of cockroaches can give rise to as many as 20,000 off springs in one year.

Preferring a warm and moist habitat close to food sources, they congrefate in crevices/drains near kitchens, rubbish chutes and toilets.