Toxicity, repellency, and laboratory performance of consumer bait formulations were evaluated for control of 7 insecticide-resistant, field-collected strains of the German cockroach, Blattella ...

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 ...

It’s likely the urban pest first emerged from its native lands about 1,200 years ago. As global trade accelerated, the hitchhikers made their way more rapidly around the world German cockroaches ...

Using genetics to identify the origin and the global path of the ubiquitous insect pest, the German cockroach, back to its wild origin could help us develop more effective pesticides to control them.

Cockroaches, tracing back to Southeast Asia, spread globally alongside human migration and trade routes. Recent genetic studies reveal their journey, with the German cockroach reaching the Middle East ...

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Theo Evans receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Qian Tang does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this ...