Cockroaches are developing a resistance to insecticides used in exterminators' bug spray and may soon be "almost impossible" to control with chemicals alone, scientists warn. New research recently ...

Well, here’s a real-life horror story: According to a new study, German cockroaches might soon become impossible to kill. The study, which was recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, ...

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An infestation of cockroaches is notoriously difficult to eliminate, primarily because they tend to set up shop in the most inaccessible places. They’re also nocturnal, which means any daytime ...

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 ...

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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 ...