Lock your doors and sweep your kitchen floors: Cockroaches are evolving to be increasingly resistant to common insecticides. In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports last month, ...

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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 ...

As if cockroaches weren't already hard enough to get rid of, a new study from Purdue University suggests the German cockroach – the most common in the world – is quickly evolving to resist ...

Bad news for anyone afraid of creepy crawlies — scientists are warning that cockroaches are getting harder and harder to kill. Researchers found that German cockroaches are becoming more difficult to ...

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 ...

Roaches are some of the most common household pests you can encounter. They are also some of the most annoying. They have a bad odor, can cause allergic reactions for certain people, and can be quite ...

Well, this is just fabulous news, if you are a cockroach. A study published in Scientific Reports demonstrated how a common species of cockroach, the German cockroach otherwise known affectionately as ...

Two weeks ago, a hullabaloo broke out over a lawsuit alleging that canned seltzer from LaCroix contains an ingredient found in "cockroach insecticide." Suddenly, the canned water with the cult-like ...