SWARM Biotactics, a German company, is fitting cockroaches with tiny backpacks to enable the insects to be used for ...

The German cockroach is the most widespread cockroach species in the world. But despite its name, it can be found on every continent except Antarctica. QIAN TANG: Yet nobody knows where they come from ...

In a defense lab in Germany, a small startup is wiring live cockroaches with AI-guided backpacks and turning them into steerable scouts that can slip through cracks no drone or soldier could reach.

A new study probes the origins of the German cockroach. (Courtesy Dr. Matt Bertone and Dr. Coby Schal) They’re the roommates no one wants, and no one wants to see them scurrying across the kitchen ...

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 ...

These brown, 1 to ¼-inch long cockroaches often are politely called “palmetto bugs,” perhaps because smokybrowns are arboreal and climb trees, such as palmettos. That’s why you often see these ...

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 ...

Apparently, humans aren’t the only animals going keto. The German cockroach (Blattella germanica), one of the most common pests in the world, is evolving to have a glucose-free diet. Unlike many ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News via AP Cockroaches are being born impervious to bug sprays and it’s happening fast. A Purdue University study found ...

There are thousands of cockroach species, but only a few are common in the U.S. Bug experts say they dwell in sewers, kitchen garbage bins and decaying areas. They can contaminate food prep areas due ...