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N.C. State: German Cockroaches Appear to Be More Social Animals Than Previously Thought
August 06, 2026
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:

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German Cockroaches Appear to Be More Social Animals than Previously Thought

Newborn German cockroaches use pheromones in cockroach feces to identify members of their own colony and form a kind of social bond, a discovery which could be used to improve pest control efforts.

Scientists compared neonate cockroaches that had been all . . .

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