Exterminators say the Turkestan cockroach has become one of the most common roaches in the Sacramento region — and it is ...

Water bugs, also known as Oriental cockroaches, can be a major nuisance. Learn where they hide to hopefully keep them away ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While cockroaches can seem like just a nuisance, their presence can pose some real health risks. Cockroaches carry bacteria that ...

Smokybrown cockroaches are often also called palmetto bugs and water bugs.

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.

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — A team of researchers at Michigan State University has discovered a new species of cockroach. This is the first time a species from this family has been found in the western ...

Of all the creatures that have ever sent a person screaming out of a kitchen, the cockroach has probably earned the most ...

It’s easy to see why horizontal gene transfer would be common among microbes. They often live in complex communities that are ...

Genes aren't just transferred from parents to their offspring. Nature has found other ways to pass on genetic information, ...