These lookalike insects have very different habits and habitats.

We all dread finding a cockroach in our house or apartment. But how do you actually know it’s a roach? The pest looks suspiciously similar to another creepy crawler: The water bug. But while these two ...

Researchers have unveiled insights into the origins of the common German cockroach. It turns out the cockroach, Blattella germanica, found across the globe, is a pest of our own making. For centuries, ...

They're six-legged, hairy home invaders that just won't die, no matter how hard you try. Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors, hiding in kitchen pipes or musty drawers. But they didn't start ...

The German cockroach is an indoor pest that is found across the world. Science has finally solved the mystery of its origin. The cockroach, contrary to popular belief, isn’t one species. There are ...

Using genetics to identify the origin and the global path of the ubiquitous insect pest, the German cockroach, back to its wild origin could help us develop more effective pesticides to control them.

Cockroaches are often referred to as pests: a destructive insect or animal that disrupts both our homes and society. Their abilities to spread disease, cause allergic reactions and just be a pretty ...

You scrub the kitchen counters, vacuum the floors, take out the trash, and generally keep your home clean. Then you turn on the kitchen light one evening and see a cockroach scuttling behind the ...

My student house in Manchester had several thousand other occupants. Despite pest controllers regularly dousing the property, the glossy, greasy, relentless insects marched onwards, endlessly reproduc ...