When it comes to biodiversity, researchers and the public tend to focus on large-scale patterns. This overlooks a hidden but precious diversity: small, inconspicuous wasps, midges, flies, beetles and ...

Insect feeding behaviour is a complex interplay of anatomical specialisation and physiological processes that enable insects to exploit plant tissues for nutrients. A key tool in deciphering these ...

A new peer-reviewed study has found that insect-based ingredients could offer a far more sustainable alternative to traditional feed sources such as soy and poultry. Published in ScienceDirect, the ...

Merritt Drewery receives funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current projections indicate that by 2050, ...

When they’re raised in indoor farms, black soldier flies (BSF) will only mate with the lights on. Each female lays 500 eggs and, after they hatch, the larvae also have a bit of a Goldilocks complex, ...

Even Antarctica’s toughest native insect can’t escape the reach of plastic pollution. Scientists have discovered that Belgica ...