(DALLAS) — They’re six-legged, hairy home invaders that just won’t die, no matter how hard you try. Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors, hiding in kitchen pipes or musty drawers. But they didn’t start out that way. A new study uses genetics to chart cockroaches’ spread across the globe, from humble beginnings in southeast Asia to Europe and beyond.
How Cockroaches Spread Around The World To Become The Pest We Know Today
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Mon, 05/20/2024 - 2:05pm
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