Why are cockroaches considered as pests?

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Why are cockroaches considered as pests?


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Cockroaches are considered pests due to following reasons: 

1. Cockroaches damage household materials like clothes, shoes, paper, etc. 

2. Cockroaches eat and destroy the foodstuff. They contaminate food, which gives a typical smell to food and make it unpalatable.

3. They cany pathogens of diseases like cholera, diarrhoea, tuberculosis, typhoid, etc.

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