Sex pheromones are vital in facilitating the chemical communication that underpins insect courtship and mating behavior. Among female American cockroaches (Periplaneta americana), two key volatile sex ...

A new study from North Carolina State University shows the behavioral mechanism behind a sweet cockroach mating ritual that takes a bitter turn, resulting in rejected males. Male German cockroaches ...

The German cockroach evolved to live only in human environments. This roach is very good at adapting to pest control methods — even if it means... These cockroaches tweaked their mating rituals after ...