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 mystery of just how the notorious cockroach became one of the most widespread vermin has been solved by scientists. The origins of the German cockroach (Blattella germanica)—the one usually ...

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.

Researchers in Singapore are creating cyborg cockroaches by attaching robotic devices to Madagascar hissing cockroaches to ...

A new study unravels the mystery of a peculiar transformation: sometime in the 1990s, the insects developed a sudden aversion to sweet-tasting... Most of us are used to thinking that the evolution of ...