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Take a Pest Control Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Find my match Take a Pest Control Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Cockroaches are not only a nuisance — these pests also ...

Why Are They Called Cockroaches? The name cockroach comes from the Spanish term cucaracha, which derives from the Latin ...

Of thousands of cockroach species, you're most likely to see these four. Learn what it means for your health if cockroaches invade your home and what you can do to get rid of them. (Credit: ...

There are over 200 species of cockroaches in the United States, but only a handful of them are considered pests. When found in the home, however, they're a menace, harboring bacterias like salmonella, ...

German cockroaches (Blattella Germanica) are one of the more common types of cockroaches. They were once believed to have originated in Europe, but this notion has since been debunked. In fact, they ...