Australian authorities seized more than 100,000 illegal exotic cockroaches from a New South Wales breeder.
The confiscation of Madagascar hissing and dubia roaches underscores a growing, unregulated global invertebrate trade driven by demand for pet reptile food.
Spoorthy Raman reports.
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On June 5, Australian authorities announced that they confiscated more than 100,000 live exotic cockroaches from an unnamed commercial breeder in Bathurst, a town in New South Wales (NSW), about 200…