The German cockroach is one well-adapted bug. All our attempts to wipe it out is only making it stronger. It's evolved to avoid poison bait laced with glucose — something few living things do.

Crack-and-crevice treatments were simulated in the presence and absence of German cockroach [Blattella germanica (L.)] feces to evaluate its effect on insecticide efficacy toward the German cockroach.

Cockroach infestations are “a big public health concern, especially in low-income housing where the treatments for German cockroaches leave a lot to be desired,” Vargo tells the Washington Post.

Because oriental cockroaches aren’t resistant to any insecticides (like German cockroaches are ... dealing with actual water ...

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