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Australia Seizes 100,000 Illegal Exotic Cockroaches in Bathurst Biosecurity Raid
Australian biosecurity officials have seized more than 100,000 live exotic cockroaches from a commercial breeding site in Bathurst, New South Wales, in what has been described as the country’s largest seizure of illegal exotic invertebrates. The seized insects reportedly included dubia cockroaches and Madagascar hissing cockroaches, both of which are banned in Australia. Authorities valued the insects at up to AU$200,000.
Australia Seizes 100,000 Illegal Exotic Cockroaches in Bathurst Biosecurity Raid
Australian biosecurity officials have seized more than 100,000 live exotic cockroaches from a commercial breeding site in Bathurst, New South Wales, in what has been described as the country’s largest seizure of illegal exotic invertebrates. The seized insects reportedly included dubia cockroaches and Madagascar hissing cockroaches, both of which are banned in Australia. Authorities valued the insects at up to AU$200,000.









