Study Explores History of Cockroaches

They are six-legged, hairy home invaders that will not die, no matter how hard you try.

Cockroaches are experts at surviving indoors. But they did not start out that way.

A recent study uses genetics to examine cockroaches’ spread across the world, from beginnings in southeast Asia to Europe and beyond. The findings cover thousands of years of cockroach history and suggest the pests may have spread across the world by getting a ride with another species: people.

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