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# People can't stand these bugs.
# People can't stand these bugs.


Once again, these groups both tread on each other {{x|intentionally or unintentionally}}. Group 2 is constantly bothered by the bugs caused by group 1. Group 1 is constantly bothered by mandatory [[pest control]] which can interfere with their lives {{p2|(see how)|A common indirect cause of cockroaches is ''clutter'' i.e. storing too many things on tables and countertops.<br /><br />''Without'' clutter, wiping the counters/tables would be a 2-minute job - but ''with'' clutter, it becomes a 20 minute job: taking everything off the counter/table, figuring out where to put each item, then wiping the counter/table, then waiting for it to dry, and putting some things back. Because it takes so long, it becomes almost impossible to clean regularly enough - so food residue accumulates and attracts cockroaches.<br /><br />Mandatory pest control only makes the situation worse: All the cupboards have to be emptied so that the exterminator can spray poison there. Now everything from the cupboards takes up space elsewhere in the home, causing even more clutter.<br /><br />The alternative (throwing out food) is even [[food waste|worse for the world overall]]. None of this would be an issue if there were designated residential buildings for people who don't mind cockroaches. See ''solution'' below.}}.
Once again, these groups both tread on each other {{x|intentionally or unintentionally}}. Group 2 is constantly bothered by the bugs caused by group 1. Group 1 is constantly bothered by mandatory [[pest control]] which can interfere with their lives {{p2|(see how)|A common indirect cause of cockroaches is ''clutter'' i.e. storing too many things on tables and countertops.<br /><br />''Without'' clutter, wiping the counters/tables would be a 2-minute job - but ''with'' clutter, it becomes a 20 minute job: taking everything off the counter/table, figuring out where to put each item, then wiping the counter/table, then waiting for it to dry, and putting some things back. Because it takes so long, it becomes almost impossible to clean regularly enough - so food residue accumulates and attracts cockroaches.<br /><br />Mandatory pest control only makes the situation '''worse''': All the cupboards have to be emptied so that the exterminator can spray poison there. Now everything from the cupboards takes up space elsewhere in the home, causing even more clutter.<br /><br />The alternative (throwing out food) is even [[food waste|worse for the world overall]]. None of this would be an issue if there were designated residential buildings for people who don't mind cockroaches. See ''solution'' below.}}.


'''Solution:'''
'''Solution:'''