According to a new report, scientists have found a species of roaches that can survive under freezing temperatures. New York City has been declared as home to millions of people and also to infinite number of cockroaches.

Periplaneta japonica is native to Japan and is currently found in New York. These cockroaches were for the first time seen in United States. It has been expected that these species could pose threat to the American cockroach. The most interesting fact is that unlike all other species, Periplaneta japonicas do not mind being out in extreme cold weather.

It has been reported that ability of these species of cockroaches to withstand cold temperatures could place them one step ahead on their American counterparts.

Dominic Evangelista, a Ph. D. candidate in insect biology at Rutgers University in New Jersey, said: "It is closely related to the common American cockroach (Periplaneta americana) although it is a bit smaller".

This research has been published in the Journal of Economic Entomology and declared that these are the only species that can survive easily under extreme cold weather conditions. Jessica Ware, a Rutgers associate professor and entomologist, these species have the tendency to survive in outdoor places and flourish on ice.

According to sources, New York is the only place where increasing population of roaches can be seen across the globe.