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Using genetics to track the global path of the ubiquitous insect pest, the German cockroach, could help us develop more effective pesticides to control them.
It’s likely the urban pest first emerged from its native lands about 1,200 years ago. As global trade accelerated, the hitchhikers made their way more rapidly around the world