Newborn German cockroaches use pheromones in cockroach feces to identify members of their own colony and form a kind of ...

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.

The recent temporary closure of National on 17th due to a German cockroach infestation has put the pests back in the ...

Cockroaches have a reputation problem. Most people picture them scurrying across a kitchen floor, but that image only applies to a tiny fraction of the group.

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 ...

The German cockroach evolved to live only in human environments. This means it's very good at adapting to pest control methods — even if it means changing its mating rituals. And now we turn to ...

It turns out a common cockroach found across the globe is a pest of our own making. In a study recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife researchers ...

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 ...

The German cockroach lives not in the wild, but in human buildings across the globe. The widespread species is the world’s most prevalent cockroach, but scientists have been unsure where it originally ...

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