Larvae Could Become New Alternative Protein Source for Humans
Recent research outlines barriers to eating climate-friendly black soldier fly larvae as a protein alternative for humans
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Scientists Reconstruct Beetles from the Cretaceous
International research team gains new insights into the evolution of fossil beetles
Researchers Extract DNA from Resin-Embedded Insects
An international team has now detected DNA from ambrosia beetles that were trapped in recent tree resin for less than seven years
Researchers Highlight Progress and Challenges of Phloem Research
Phloem-feeding insects and pathogens cause tremendous economic losses worldwide and represent some of the most difficult pests to understand due to their specialized feeding strategies
Researcher Discovers How Mosquitoes Integrate Vision and Smell to Track Victims
Scientists have found that mosquitoes are changing their hunting routines in response to host cues
Meet the Six-Legged Superfoods: Grasshoppers Top Insect Antioxidant-Rich List
Grasshoppers and silkworms have antioxidant capacity similar to fresh orange juice, says study
Study: Global Farming Trends Threaten Food Security
Monocultures are increasing worldwide, taking up more land than ever
Building up an Appetite for a New Kind of Grub
The benefits of increasing insect consumption have been widely explored, but not the technological and processing approaches that can help achieve this goal
Meat-Eating Plant Discovered in Canada
In what is believed to be a first for North America, biologists discovered that meat-eating pitcher plants consume not just bugs but also young salamanders
Lab-Grown Insect Meat and the Future of Food
Cultured insect tissue could combine the planet-saving best of insect farming, GM livestock, labriculture, and plant-based meat substitutes