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New Study Shows Northern New Jersey Cockroaches Share Food Info

While they don’t have much of a gourmet reputation, cockroaches apparently check their own version of the ZAGAT guide before deciding where to dine! Researchers at the University of London in the United Kingdom found that cockroaches not only share food information with each other, they seem to enjoy the social aspects of dining together.
Previously, scientists [...]

Roaches Source of Escalating Childhood Asthma

The incidence of childhood asthma has been increasing steadily for decades, perplexing scientists who have postulated causes including city pollution to second-hand smoke. As it turns out, the primary culprit is the common household cockroach, according to the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America. Cockroach saliva, feces and dust from decomposing cockroach carcasses generate hyper-sensitive [...]