Are hissing cockroaches the must-have holiday gift of the year? Maybe not, but they are readily available to buy and are arguably one of the most obscure and unique pets you could own. We spoke with ...

The Second Plague of the High Line has been sighted: Periplaneta japonica. The swarm of Japanese cockroaches comes on the heels of a swarm of tourists, and insect biologists from Rutgers suspect they ...

GAINESVILLE, Florida, October 9, 2008 (ENS) - Several new cockroach species are entering Florida, warn Phil Koehler and Roberto Pereira, insect researchers with University of Florida's Institute of ...

Most people see cockroaches as a terrible pest--with no redeeming qualities or benefit whatsoever. But to cotton farmers in south Texas, an exotic cockroach from Asia could be a highly beneficial ...

If you think your basement has a strange collection of creepy-crawlies, wait until you see what’s taking up residence at Como Zoo. A bird-eating tarantula, hissing cockroaches and giant millipedes are ...

In the lab at this urban bug oasis, exotic cockroaches hiss and tarantulas feed. Out back in the fly house, butterflies soar. Stepping into Shelby Park’s Idlewild Butterfly Farm and Insectarium at ...