A Million Cockroaches # Escape From Farm # China

A million cockroaches that were being bred for use in traditional Chinese medicine have escaped from their farm in Dafeng, a town in the eastern Jiangsu province of China. Authorities are still trying to figure out who let the cockroaches out of the plastic greenhouse where they were being kept. Hendrik Helmer of Darwin, Australia will probably be sleeping with earplugs from now on after he woke up with a cockroach in his ear canal. This London chap was enjoying an intimate dinner with his wife, but things turned sour after he bit the head off a cockroach that was hidden in his M&S creamed spinach. Edward Archbold, a 32 year old man from South Florida, died shortly after eating dozens of live cockroaches A Japanese man accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend mailed an envelope containing dead cockroaches to a member of the woman's family. According to media reports, there are about 100 cockroach farms in China. Most roach farmers sell dried or powdered roaches to pharmaceutical or cosmetic companies, as they are a cheap source of protein.