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 German cockroach is one of the most common household pests worldwide. New research found that the species evolved to thrive in human dwellings about 2,100 years ago. "It's a creation of human-made ...

For decades, scientists have been trying to figure out where cockroaches came from, the mystery being that they do not exist in nature. Today we know the answer; we created them in our own image and ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland’s winter could allow disease-carrying cockroaches and ticks to thrive this spring, according to the National Pest Management Association’s Public Health Pest Index, a ...