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 ...

How cockroaches came to rule the world. A team of scientists has found that, without humans, the most pervasive species of cockroach probably wouldn’t exist.

Cockroaches have some of the worst PR in the animal kingdom. With a better agent, their story could be that of a hardy insect that has successfully thrived on every continent except Antarctica ...

In addition, research has shown cockroach debris, such as feces and shed skins, can cause allergies and asthma in some people. “There’s a proven connection between the allergens they shed and ...

She works on cockroach management projects across the U.S. and often finds 700 cockroaches in traps left in infested buildings for one night. “They’re pretty prolific,” Dr. Miller said, ...