Do Cockroaches get sick?

[The Snark]

I once heard a lab tech describe the roach as a constantly evolving petri dish. I believe by that he meant the roach is the dish housing a near ideal pathogen culture medium.

 

[Albireo Wulfbooper]

I once heard a lab tech describe the roach as a constantly evolving petri dish. I believe by that he meant the roach is the dish housing a near ideal pathogen culture medium.

The same could be said for humans. Or pretty much any other animal, really.

 

[aprilmayjunebugs]

I was reading the other day about giving mantids raw honey to help with gut infections, may be worrh a try for roaches too?