Also known as the water bug, the American cockroach is one of the most common household pests in the United States. If you’re wondering whether American cockroaches are hard to get rid of, you’re not ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of all the household pests, the cockroach is probably the most hated. With its tough looking exterior, imposing size, and ability ...

The German cockroach evolved to live only in human environments. This means it's very good at adapting to pest control methods — even if it means changing its mating rituals. And now we turn to ...

There's a good reason a cockroach elicits a feeling of disgust when we see one scuttle past. Cockroaches carry a wide range of diseases and pathogens including bubonic plague, dysentery, hepatitis, ...

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 ...

Human attempts to kill cockroaches with sugary poison have had an unintended consequence: It has cramped the bugs' sex lives. But now, some roaches appear to have tweaked the recipe for the sweet ...

According to a recent study, Phoenix was ranked fourth for cities in the U.S. with the worst cockroach infestations. The study was conducted by pestgnome.com, a home services company that specializes ...