Outsmart these unwanted guests.

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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 man who had a cockroach infestation at his apartment says the experience was "very stressful".

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.

German cockroaches thrive in buildings all over the world. They're one of the most common cockroach species, causing trouble for people both here and overseas. But in nature, they're nowhere to be ...

A new study probes the origins of the German cockroach. (Courtesy Dr. Matt Bertone and Dr. Coby Schal) They’re the roommates no one wants, and no one wants to see them scurrying across the kitchen ...

One of the last things home and business owners want to deal with is a pest infestation — and among pests, cockroaches might be the most ruthless. They have evolved to survive numerous individual and ...