The giant insects were allegedly being bred for the reptile food market despite strict laws banning the import, sale and ...

Australia has strict biosecurity controls at its borders to protect its agriculture and horticulture sectors and native ...

Officials say the seized insects were likely destined for the pet trade, especially as reptile food.

Wildlife officers have busted an illegal cockroach-breeding operation in rural Australia, seizing a skin-crawling haul worth ...

Australian wildlife officers have busted a single breeder holding more than 100,000 banned live cockroaches, the largest grab ...

Being in the palmetto state, it can be rather easy to spot a palmetto bug. They may hang out on the deck, the shower or a crawlspace. It can be disgruntling when one makes it into your home and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Being in the palmetto state, it can be rather easy to spot a palmetto bug. They may hang out on the deck, the shower or a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. While cockroaches can seem like just a nuisance, their presence can pose some real health risks. Cockroaches carry bacteria that ...

The haul of live insects included dubia cockroaches and Madagascar hissing cockroaches. Authorities said it was the country's biggest-ever seizure of illegal exotic invertebrates. Wildlife officers in ...

Wildlife authorities have uncovered a black-market insect-breeding operation worth an estimated US$140,000, warning of the ...

The roaches were reportedly crawling around Saanich Peninsula Hospital on Vancouver Island Cara Lynn Shultz is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared in Billboard and Reader's ...