JINAN, China — This squat concrete building was once a chicken coop, but now it’s part of a farm with an entirely different kind of livestock – millions of cockroaches. Inside, squirming masses of the ...

As farmer Li Bingcai opened the door to his cockroach farm in southwest China, an insect the size of a dart flew into his face. Picking the critter off his forehead, he tossed it back into the dark ...

Cockroaches are often seen as pests to be eliminated, but in recent years, certain species have become surprisingly valuable. From pharmaceutical research to exotic pet feed, these resilient insects ...

One million cockroaches have reportedly escaped from a farm in China. The insects, which were being bred for use in traditional medicine, escaped from a facility in Dafeng in the eastern province of ...