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Very quietly, and without any formal announcement, the Common Names Committee of the Entomological Society of America has decided to list termites in the same category as cockroaches. It seem weird to ...

The Entomological Society of America updates its database and includes termites in the same category as cockroaches. Termites are now under the order Blattodea. Based on its February 15 update, the ...

If you’ve never seen a cockroach in your home, consider yourself lucky. And if you have, you know how much of a pain they can be—both to find and to get rid of. But much like other insects, there are ...

Tsukuba, Japan - Often associated with dirty living conditions and the spread of disease, cockroaches understandably have a bad reputation. But of the 4,600 cockroach species alive today, only a few ...

Termites live in a complex, marvelously intricate society made up of kings, queens, soldiers, and workers that use an elaborate chemical communication system to keep things running smoothly.

Cockroaches are one of the most unwanted and persistent home pests, but findings of a new DNA analysis have shown why these bugs are so hard to get rid of. The American cockroach (Periplaneta ...

There are some creatures that endear their way into people's hearts. Cockroaches are not one of them. The brown and round insects are notorious for living in inhospitable places and being difficult to ...

Researchers find that a 'lost' family of cockroaches may be the missing link in the evolution of insects from prehistoric times to the present day. Often associated with dirty living conditions and ...