(CNN) -- If it's not the heat death of the Earth that consumes us; if we are not snuffed out by blight, famine and the volatile hubris of mankind, it's only a matter of time before the cockroaches ...

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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 ...

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, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. If it’s not the heat death of the Earth that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

(CNN) — If it’s not the heat death of the Earth that consumes us; if we are not snuffed out by blight, famine and the volatile hubris of mankind, it’s only a matter of time before the cockroaches rise ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Scientists have bad news- cockroaches are ...