Keep an eye on cracks and crevices and use pest control products close to common hiding spots. As mentioned above, it's best to prevent a German cockroach infestation in the first place rather ...

"German cockroaches have a couple of different qualities that make them very adept at surviving in our homes and being able to adapt to our pesticides and to our control strategies," Gordon said.

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.

They confirmed that the German cockroach — a species found ... conquered past environments may lead to better pest control. Modern-day cockroaches are tough to keep at bay because they evolve ...