Which of these insects (ants, cacroach, and flies) is considered the dirtiest insect?

Question

The ants crawl on any surface, flies touch on any thing, and cacroach crawls on any surface. Among the three insects, which is considered as the dirtiest in terms of capture of germs and microbes? This question is asked because of the degree of presence of germs in food taken by man which has been exposed to these insects?

Answer 1

La cuckarachas.

A 2005 national study on factors that affect asthma in inner-city children shows that cockroach allergens appear to worsen asthma symptoms more than other known triggers. This study, funded by the US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) and the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), is the first large-scale study to rank asthma triggers according to severity.

Additionally, a 2005 research study, sponsored by the National Pest Management Association (NPMA), shows a disparity in homeowner knowledge about this link. Only 10% of homeowners nationwide feel that cockroaches are a threat to their family’s health.

There are numerous parasites and predators of cockroaches, but few of them have proven to be highly effective for biological control. Wasps in the family Evaniidae are perhaps the most effective insect predators, as they attack the egg cases, and wasps in the family Ampulicidae are predators on adult and nymphal cockroaches (e.g., Ampulex compressa). The house centipede, however, is probably the most effective control agent of cockroaches, though most homeowners find the centipedes themselves objectionable.

Answer 2

The cockroach is most likely to penetrate germ-ridden areas (sewers, drainage pipes, parking garages, anals). I am also biased because I once saw a cockroach completely devouring a fresh pile of human vomit. He was celebrating like it was thanksgiving (i think it was a male). I live in Thailand, and these things infest every part of Bangkok. They are by far the dirtiest animals (more than insect) I have ever seen.

Answer 3

"Boris The Spider" - The Who "Itzy Bitsy Spider" - Carley Simon "Dog & Butterfly" - Heart "Ants In The Kitchen" - Ginger Baker of Cream "Honey Bee" - Tom Petty "I'm A King Bee" - Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush "Beetles In The Bog" - War "Butterfly" - The Hollies "Joanie's Butterfly" - Aerosmith "Yellow Butterfly" - The Scorpions "Caterpillar" - Janis Joplin "Dragonfly" - Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush "Little Lamb Dragonfly" - Paul McCartney "Fifi The Flea" - Hollies "Spanish Flea" - Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass "The Spider and the Fly" - Rolling Stones "The Mosquito" - The Doors "Return Of The Spiders" - Alice Cooper "Spider Fingers" - Bruce Hornsby & The Range "The Red Back Spider" - Brownsville Station "Street Worm" - Spirit "The Inch Worm" - Paul Mccartney "Waiting For The Worms" - Pink Floyd

Answer 4

cockroach, flies and ants (in dec.. order )

Answer 5

Usually a roach, but ants will make you run and get poison.

Answer 6

cockroach

Answer 7

cockroaches

Answer 8

I think flies....