As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Cockroaches are one of the most reviled insects on the planet. They’re known for scurrying around in the dark, scattering in the light, and making a mess of already messy things like garbage and ...

Spotting a cockroach scuttling across your kitchen floor is pretty disgusting, and most of us would instinctively try to stamp on it before it hides somewhere we cannot reach it. It is even more ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Most of us aren’t experts at bug identification—especially because most common house insects look alike.

Stacy is a journalist and content creator with six years of experience writing about home improvement topics. Besides Forbes Home she has contributed her work and expertise to publications such as ...

Being in the palmetto state, it can be rather easy to spot a palmetto bug. They may hang out on the deck, the shower or a crawlspace. It can be disgruntling when one makes it into your home and ...

The Pacific Beetle Cockroach (Diploptera punctata): The only cockroach species known to give birth to live young and produce nutrient-rich "milk" crystals, sparking interest as a potential superfood.

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — A lowly hissing cockroach at the Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield is causing a stir in the global scientific community. Invertebrate Keeper Nicole Pruess found one ...

Regardless of whether Valentine’s Day makes you swoon or scowl, Brookfield Zoo has a perfectly petty (and philanthropic) way ...

It's that time of year! The Brookfield Zoo Chicago is offering the chance to name one of their hissing cockroaches after that ...