Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors, hiding in kitchen pipes or musty drawers. But they didn't start out that way. A new study uses genetics to chart cockroaches' spread across the globe ...

In addition, cockroaches typically prefer damp, warm places and usually reproduce quickly in garages, sewers, attics, storerooms and similar locations, and then enter the home from outside ...

German cockroaches are the toughest roach species because they reproduce faster and have some level of insecticide resistance ...

This insect looks—and sounds—like anything but a run-of-the-mill roach. Madagascar hissing cockroaches are one of many fascinating animal species to hail from the island of Madagascar.

The German cockroach is one well-adapted bug. All our attempts to wipe it out is only making it stronger. It's evolved to avoid poison bait laced with glucose — something few living things do.

"If there isn't food available, they can't grow and reproduce," Williams says. Address any leaks or other potential water ...