People buying insecticide sprays to battle cockroaches are wasting their money as the insects have grown resistant to a key ingredient, sparking a call for US regulators to toughen up product testing ...

Annapolis, MD; August 14, 2024—A common variety of consumer insecticide sprays is mostly ineffective and of "little to no value" in eliminating cockroach infestations, a new study shows. Residual ...

One common pest homeowners might encounter is the American cockroach (Periplaneta americana), a fast and flying insect that can quickly and efficiently infest an area. Are American cockroaches hard to ...

Cockroaches might not be the most beloved of all critters - but is it ethical to control their movement with mind-control technology? That’s a debate engineers at Texas A&M University are stirring ...