North Carolina-based The Pest Informer wrote that they are using this paid study to test out new cockroach control treatments Alexandra Schonfeld is a staff editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at ...

The future of spy bugs may be an actual insect: the Madagascar hissing cockroach. SWARM Biotactics, a German startup, is ...

In a defense lab in Germany, a small startup is wiring live cockroaches with AI-guided backpacks and turning them into steerable scouts that can slip through cracks no drone or soldier could reach.

Have you ever wanted to control an army of cockroaches? We’ve all seen remote control cockroaches before — and they really are quite a fascinating specimen to work with — but did you know you can ...

Natural systems retain significant advantages over engineered systems in many aspects, including size and versatility. Researchers have developed a hybrid robotic system using American (Periplaneta ...

One of the last things home and business owners want to deal with is a pest infestation — and among pests, cockroaches might be the most ruthless. They have evolved to survive numerous individual and ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) – With the city seeing a surge in cockroach infestations, the Sacramento Area Sewer District (SASD) wants residents to know what to do and who to contact if an infestation pops up ...

A pest control company based in North Carolina is offering homeowners $2,500 to release cockroaches into their houses. The Pest Informer announced that they are seeking one household to allow ...

You read that right. A kit from neuroscience education company Backyard Brains allows the user to attach electrodes to a living roach, then control that roach’s movements using a smartphone. The ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Homeowners and cockroaches are not a good mix, but a North Carolina pest control is willing to pay one household to live with the pests for a month. The Pest Informer, located in ...

(A) Maze channel design, (B) guiding electric stimulation, (C) punishing electric stimulation, and (D) punishing heat stimulation. The lower-right image is a thermal image of the maze surface. The ...