Leo T. reviewed on 10/8/2019 + 1775 more book reviews

I obtained this for the bookshelf at the old soldiers and sailors' home from Richard Cusanelli of Beachwood, New Jersey, and welcome the well designed cover (crawling with images of roaches). There is a long chapter on 'war' and a longer chapter on 'co-existence.' After all, they eat almost anything. The author, having previously published volumes on Hot Peppers and Delta Catfish, shares the scientific research in a readable manner as well as his personal experiences while writing this book. Note his sympathetic consideration of asthma problems.
While some of the earlier claims of disease passed on to us by cockroaches proved false, they can be compared to the housefly in that they feed on both human feces and food. Dr. Roth (1957) is quoted: "Unfortunately it has always been easier to tolerate the cockroach, which shuns daylight, than to ignore the ubiquitous house fly? breaks bread with us each meal."
No footnotes, extensive bibliography, and index.

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