Insect feces and exoskeletons can make agriculture more sustainable and produce less waste, scientists say. By Sabrina Imbler Insects excrete, just as we do, but their feces have a more pleasing ...

Insect burgers made from buffalo worms and organic soya are popping up in restaurants and supermarkets. As the idea of eating insects has taken off, so too has the industry around farming them.

Some insect larvae seem to like living in crowded conditions, says Fotis Fotiadis, founder of the insect-farming startup Better Origin, which is based in Cambridge in the UK.

But feeding pets is only the beginning for insect farming. In 2022, for the first time the EU will allow farmers to feed insects to pigs and poultry—a reversal of rules that banned feed made ...

Tyson, a major US producer of beef, pork and chicken, is betting on protein that comes from insects. The meat processor said on Tuesday that it has invested in Protix, a Netherlands-based insect ...

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The ‘insect apocalypse’ is more complicated than it sounds. Freshwater arthropods trended upward, while terrestrial ones declined, decades of data suggest.

A winged insect found on the side of a big-box store has been identified as the rare Jurassic-era giant lacewing. While the insect used to be widespread in eastern North America, this sighting is ...

A clear indicator of this identification was the bug's wingspan. It was about 50 millimeters – nearly 2 inches – a span that the team said made it clear the insect was not an antlion.

Environment Europe’s ‘insect apocalypse’ may mostly be driven by changing weather. Researchers have struggled to explain the precipitous decline in central Europe’s insect populations ...