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| Cockroaches are used to make medicines in China |
According to a report at least one million cockroaches have escaped a farm in China where they were being bred for use in traditional medicine.
The cockroaches run loose from the facility of Dafeng, in the eastern province of Jiangsu, after an "unknown perpetrator" destroyed the plastic greenhouse, they fled in the surrounding cornfields, the Modern Express newspaper reported.
The report also detailed that the farm owner Wang Pengsheng invested more than 100,000 yuan ($16,000) in 102 kilograms of Periplaneta americana eggs after spending six months developing a business plan.
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| One million cockroaches escape from form in China |
Chinese use cockroaches in traditional Chinese medicine, which uses both plants and animals, including endangered species, and extracts from it can treat diseases including cancer, reduce inflammation and improve immunity.
More than 1.5 million cockroaches had hatched and were being fed food including "fruits and biscuits" every day, by the time the greenhouse was damaged, said Wang.