German cockroaches find their colony, how cockroach pheromones work, why cockroaches gather in groups, newborn cockroaches ...

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

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.

Cockroaches often gather in dark shelters where food, moisture, and protection are close at hand. New evidence shows that newborn German cockroaches do more than follow a ...

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 ...

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 ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The mystery of just how the notorious cockroach became one of the most ...

DALLAS (AP) — They're six-legged, hairy home invaders that just won't die, no matter how hard you try. Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors, hiding in kitchen pipes or musty drawers. But they ...

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 ...

EXCLUSIVE: Cockroach numbers pose a 'direct risk to human health', pest control experts have said after a 'significant' infestation forced an indoor market in a major UK city to close ...