Researchers at North Carolina State University have shown a link between the size of cockroach home infestations and the levels of both allergens and endotoxins in those homes, with lowering roach ...

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 ...

Cockroach infestations tend to cost homeowners money, but one North Carolina company is taking the opposite approach, offering to pay people thousands of dollars to release roaches into their homes — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cockroach in the bathroom sink Getty Images/ArLawKa AungTun There's a good reason a cockroach elicits a feeling of disgust when we ...

Crushing a cockroach releases bacteria, allergens, and pheromones that pose real health risks. The post Why Crushing a ...

After seeing a cockroach scurry across the floor or hiding on the inside of a cabinet door, it’s tempting to purchase total release foggers (TRF) — or “bug bombs” — in an attempt to get rid of the ...

Cockroaches already have a reputation for surviving almost anything. Now, a new genome study suggests they also carry a remarkable record of ancient partnerships inside their DNA. Researchers found ...

A new study found that a species of cockroaches are evolving so quickly that they could soon be impossible to kill with pesticides. The study from entomologists at Purdue University found German ...