Spotting a cockroach scuttling across your kitchen floor is pretty disgusting, and most of us would instinctively try to ...

Nymphs go through five stages on their way to adulthood. In addition to attracting more cockroaches with the pheromones in their feces, the insects can cause other problems. "Cockroaches molt ...

Nymphs go through five stages on their way to adulthood. In addition to attracting more cockroaches with the pheromones in their feces, the insects can cause other problems. "Cockroaches molt their ...

Cockroaches start from an egg, developing into a nymph, which is where all the shedding begins. As they grow and get bigger they molt old exoskeletons so they can wear one that’s bigger and roomier.

The Madagascar hissing cockroach even begins its life in an unusual manner. Females create a cocoon-like egg case called an ootheca and carry their eggs (and neonatal nymphs) inside their bodies.

Nymphs go through five stages on their way to adulthood. In addition to attracting more cockroaches with the pheromones in their feces, the insects can cause other problems. "Cockroaches molt ...