According to the Agence France - Presse , “ at least ” one million roach escaped a nursery in Jiangsu , China where they were being farmed for traditional medical specialty applications like Crab and inflammation treatments . The microbe got away because of an “ nameless culprit ” who meddle with the credit card greenhouse where they were being raised .
The roach apparently entered the cornfield surrounding their glasshouse and are now circulate around the area . The rarified escape is a heavy loss for cockroach owner Wang Pengsheng , who had invest about $ 16,000 in bringing 225 lbs of Periplaneta americana cockroach eggs to his farm and raising them , feeding them “ fruits and biscuit ” every day . He planned to trade them for a profit of around $ 74 / lb . Chinese authorities are attempt to hold the insect , but they ’re definitely get for you while you kip . In fact they ’re cower on you right now . [ PhysOrg ]
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