Annapolis, MD; August 14, 2024—A common variety of consumer insecticide sprays is mostly ineffective and of "little to no value" in eliminating cockroach infestations, a new study shows. Residual ...

A DNA sequencing study found that the German cockroach originated in East India and Bangladesh. German cockroaches, one of the most frequent urban pests, are not present in the wild. The researchers ...

The world’s most widespread type of cockroach — a tiny, tan pest called the German cockroach — is at this moment crawling through countless buildings, hiding in the dark nooks of hotel rooms, ...

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, ...

Cockroach infestations don’t just bring creepy crawlers, they fill homes with allergens and bacterial toxins that can trigger asthma and allergies. NC State researchers found that larger infestations ...