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Take a Pest Control Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Find my match Take a Pest Control Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Cockroaches are not only a nuisance — these pests also ...

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

There are over 200 species of cockroaches in the United States, but only a handful of them are considered pests. When found in the home, however, they're a menace, harboring bacterias like salmonella, ...

Of all the household pests, the cockroach is probably the most hated. With its tough looking exterior, imposing size, and ability to survive extreme conditions, this pest is a creepy-crawly that we ...

The 2008 film Wall-E depicted Earth as a post-apocalyptic wasteland with nothing on it but the abandoned remnants of human society and a forlorn, trash-compacting robot. The titular robot's only ...

A new study traces the German cockroach’s evolution throughout human history, from the Islamic empires to modern-day Europe. The German cockroach (above) likely evolved from the Asian cockroach.