Huge Profits Leading To Surge In Chinese Cockroach Farming

This summer the world was horrified after reports that "at least" one million cockroaches had escaped from a farm in Jiangsu, China. While the mental image of one million cockroaches was disturbing enough, the bigger question was was why someone was farming such vast quantities of the insects. Now, thanks to Barbara Demick of the Los Angeles Times, we have the answer: A cockroach bubble. Demick spoke to one cockroach farmer, Wang Fuming, who has six farms with an estimated 10 million cockroaches...