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 ...

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.

(CNN) — The cockroach that emerged from your sink drain and scuttled under the fridge? The nocturnal critter was most likely a German cockroach, and its ancestors were pestering people more than 2,000 ...

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 ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Keep seeing roaches in or near your home? Want to evict them for good? You’re not alone. There are many cockroach species, not just in the state but worldwide. According ...

German cockroaches communicate with one another about where to find food, a behavior that seems to be unique among cockroach species, said Dr. Qian Tang, a research associate at Harvard University.