Here’s how to tell what type of cockroaches are invading a home based on their looks and behavior. Able to spread disease and ...

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Also known as the water bug, the American cockroach is one of the most common household pests in the United States. If you’re ...

Nobody likes seeing a cockroach scurrying across the kitchen counter after flicking on the lights. However, cockroach season is upon us, and it’s likely you may have dealt with a roach or two in some ...

A genetic analysis of the German cockroach explained its rise in southern Asia millenniums ago, and how it eventually turned up in your kitchen. By Sofia Quaglia They come out of hiding at night and ...

Genomic analysis suggests the common kitchen vermin spread from Europe to the world. But it wasn’t originally found in Europe. A ubiquitous household pest has unexpected origins. A cockroach that ...

There's a good reason a cockroach elicits a feeling of disgust when we see one scuttle past. Cockroaches carry a wide range of diseases and pathogens including bubonic plague, dysentery, hepatitis, ...