Philippines' 'Cockroach Lord' goes to bat for misunderstood bugs

As the Southeast Asian country's lone expert on the oft-misunderstood insect -- and discoverer of 15 species -- friends have dubbed the soft-spoken scientist "Ipis Lord", after the local name for the ubiquitous bug. While fully aware most view cockroaches as disgusting, disease-bearing pests, the 31-year-old University of the Philippines entomologist says they deserve more study -- and credit -- for their key role in the planet's ecosystem. "I also hated cockroaches when I was a child," Lucanas...