Cockroaches are among the most adaptable insects on the planet, capable of surviving in almost any environment. With over 4,000 known species worldwide and more than 50 found in the United States, ...

Q. I have a business in a strip mall shopping center. Occasionally, we will see roaches, even though we don’t have any kind of food on our premises. We think they are coming from a nearby restaurant ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While cockroaches can seem like just a nuisance, their presence can pose some real health risks. Cockroaches carry bacteria that ...

Exterminators say the Turkestan cockroach has become one of the most common roaches in the Sacramento region — and it is ...

The German cockroach is an indoor pest that is found across the world. Science has finally solved the mystery of its origin. The cockroach, contrary to popular belief, isn’t one species. There are ...

As cold weather approaches, you may start seeing pests such as stink bugs and boxelder bugs entering your home. While those invaders are mainly nuisances, cockroaches are a different story. "Many ...

Perhaps a part-robot, part-insect giant cockroach capable of diving underwater for as much as three hours at a time. In a new ...

A pair of paleontologists at The Open University, working with a colleague from the National Museum of Scotland, have identified a new species of ancient cockroach excavated from a site in ...

Smokybrown cockroaches are often also called palmetto bugs and water bugs.