Lock your doors and sweep your kitchen floors: Cockroaches are evolving to be increasingly resistant to common insecticides. In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports last month, ...

Annapolis, MD; August 14, 2024—A common variety of consumer insecticide sprays is mostly ineffective and of "little to no value" in eliminating cockroach infestations, a new study shows. Residual ...

Bad news for anyone afraid of creepy crawlies — scientists are warning that cockroaches are getting harder and harder to kill. Researchers found that German cockroaches are becoming more difficult to ...

German cockroaches are developing cross-resistance to insecticides. A common cockroach species is becoming essentially immune to pesticides, researchers said. A new study by researchers at Purdue ...

Cockroaches are serious threats to human health. They carry dozens of types of bacteria, such as E. coli and salmonella, that can sicken people. And the saliva, feces and body parts they leave behind ...

As if cockroaches weren't already hard enough to get rid of, a new study from Purdue University suggests the German cockroach – the most common in the world – is quickly evolving to resist ...

A 54-year-old man's apartment in Japan exploded after he tried to kill a cockroach with insecticide, according to a report from the newspaper Mainichi Shimbun.Azri Suratmin via Getty Images; ...