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katndylan said:... plus there are now substantial proven links of indoor pesticides to Children's Leukemia, Parkinson's disease, ADHD, and children's cognitive development.
Claims like this should be supported by links to peer-reviewed research here.
As for methods of eradicating rats and mice that won't exacerbate your son's asthma, good old snap traps will work, as will warfarin-containing baits (assuming you have places to put it or your child is old enough that he won't try eating it for himself).
For roaches, they themselves can exacerbate asthma. There are also pesticide baits for those that aren't aerosolized (i.e., not breathed in) that are good for households with asthmatics. Even if you have to go stay in a hotel for a weekend while the house is treated, it's better to get rid of roaches to alleviate asthma than to keep letting them thrive with less effective methods.