Cockroach Farms Multiplying in China

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Barbara Demick, Cockroach Farms Multiplying in China. Los Angeles Times, Oct 15, 2013
http://www.latimes.com/world/la- ... kroach-20131015-dto,0,4704825.htmlstory#axzz2j2SEVDcc
("The favored breed for this purpose is the Periplaneta americana, or American cockroach, a reddish-brown insect that grows to about 1.6 inches long and, when mature, can fly, as opposed to the smaller, darker, wingless German cockroach")

Note: "The 43-year-old businessman [WANG Fuming of Jinan] is the largest cockroach producer in China (and thus probably in the world), with six farms populated by an estimated 10 million cockroaches."

刘超群, 山东蟑螂叔靠'小强'发家致富 养殖千万只蟑螂. 天津日报, Oct 23, 2013
http://www.sd.xinhuanet.com/news/2013-10/23/c_117833578.htm   
("近日，《参考消息》援引美国《洛杉矶时报》报道称，43岁的山东人王福明是中国最大的蟑螂生产商，或许也是世界最大的蟑螂生产商")