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The German cockroach (Blattella germanica L.) is a major urban pest worldwide and is known for its ability to resist insecticides. Past research has shown that gut bacteria in other insects can ...

A common variety of consumer insecticide sprays is mostly ineffective and of "little to no value" in eliminating cockroach infestations, a study in the Journal of Economic Entomology shows. Residual ...

People buying insecticide sprays to battle cockroaches are wasting their money as the insects have grown resistant to a key ingredient, sparking a call for US regulators to toughen up product testing ...

A new AI-powered laser system has been developed specifically to kill cockroaches. This picture taken on March 25, 2019 shows a cockroach at a roach farm in Yibin, China's southwestern Sichuan ...

Cockroaches deserve a certain amount of respect. Scientists believe they originated in the Carboniferous Era about 260 million years ago, and speculate they’ll still be around after most other life ...