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German cockroaches are smaller than American cockroaches, and while the former has a light-brown color, the latter has a reddish-brown color. Let’s explore these differences in more detail below.

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 ...

From there, German cockroaches hitched a ride with travelers during the Islamic dynasties and European colonialism. Today, the health and economic cost of that spread is huge.

MARTÍNEZ: The German cockroach fed on crops and plants made by humans, food they often found inside people's homes. Now, over time, they adapted to indoor life. TANG: They are less cold tolerant ...

The ancestors of German cockroaches pestered people about 2,000 years ago far from Germany, a study found. Here’s how the critters achieved global domination.

The German cockroach evolved to live only in human environments. This means it's very good at adapting to pest control methods — even if it means changing its mating rituals.

“With German cockroaches, we have to pick them up and move them. So, whenever we’re moving homes, if they get into packing boxes, into commerce, if they get into boxes for packing, ...

The German cockroach was given its name in the late 1700s in Central Europe. Scientists later concluded that the species, Blattella germanica, originated in northeastern Africa.

To be clear, all these movements and migrations would have been unwittingly aided by people. (Read how cockroaches have neighborhoods, too.) “The German cockroach can’t even fly,” says Qian ...