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 ...

The venomous saliva kills the insect almost instantly. The assassin fly is able to hold on with strong, bristly legs that form a basket to carry its prey to a perching site where the fly can eat at ...

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.

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MSU turfgrass expert offers lawncare advice to increase refuge for insect pollinators Spring beauty in bloom in a refuge lawn (Photo by Jay McCurdy) Contact: Chloe Madison STARKVILLE, Miss.—A ...

London insect farm hatches plan for greener way to feed animals By Ben Makori and Sachin Ravikumar February 26, 202410:41 AM PSTUpdated February 26, 2024 ...

Less overall, but more of the same: drivers of insect population trends lead to community homogenization. Biology Letters, 2023; 19 (3) DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2023.0007 ...

Environmental writer Oliver Milman says habitat loss, pesticides and climate change are killing off insects worldwide, which, in turn, threatens humans. His new book is The Insect Crisis.