When a male cockroach wants to mate with a female cockroach very much, he will scoot his butt toward her, open his wings and offer her a homemade meal — sugars and fats squished out of his tergal ...

TOKYO—A new study offers a hint why American cockroaches are so hard to get rid of: Females can breed for years and multiply their numbers dozens of times alone, without ever mating with a male.

Prepare to hear your worst nightmare: cockroaches can multiply on their own for years without meeting a member of the opposite sex. For a few types of cockroaches, such as the American cockroach, or ...

Female cockroaches are egg-cellent at sisterhood. A new study reveals that groups of the buggy little ladies can reproduce for years without a male, reports a Japanese study. The research, published ...

When you think of eggs, you likely picture chicken eggs, but think of all the animals that lay eggs like those chickens. Cockroaches are egg layers but not the eggs you want to stumble upon.

Apparently, humans aren’t the only animals going keto. The German cockroach (Blattella germanica), one of the most common pests in the world, is evolving to have a glucose-free diet. Unlike many ...

Scientists have discovered why cockroaches love filthy conditions and what makes them so hard to kill — and apparently, it’s all in their DNA. Researchers say they have identified specific genes which ...

Cockroaches are among the most adaptable insects on the planet, capable of surviving in almost any environment. With over 4,000 known species worldwide and more than 50 found in the United States, ...