Nearly 30 years ago, Australia's first genetically modified field crop was planted: Bt cotton. CSIRO scientists helped develop this insect-resistant cotton variety, using a gene derived from a soil ...

That creepy-crawly feeling you get thinking about eating bugs? It might be time to get over it. While Western cultures still wrinkle their noses at insect protein, a quiet revolution is transforming ...

While the idea of eating worms and insects may make you feel uneasy, research shows a vast array of benefits when integrating these critters into your meals and snacks. In 2013, the United Nations ...

High in protein, vitamins and minerals, low in calories and emissions — what more would one ever want or need from a food source? The catch: we're talking about insects. With the climate emergency ...

Tyson Foods is partnering with a Dutch bug-protein company to bring insect farming to the U.S., using livestock waste as feed. Earlier this month, meat producing giant Tyson Foods announced its ...

When Mohammed Ashour walks into Aspire Food Group’s 150,000 square-foot cricket farm in London, Ontario, he is met with a symphony of chirping—for most people the sound of languid lakeside summers.

(Beyond Pesticides, April 21, 2023) Into the annals of “entropic methods of agricultural pest control” arrives recent research showing that pests are, unsurprisingly, developing resistance to a ...

Europe’s edible insect market is booming online, but despite their impressive nutrition stats, bugs on the plate remain a tough sell for most consumers. Study: Are Insect-Based Foods Healthy? An ...

A new peer-reviewed study published in the respected scientific journal, Biological Reviews, has cast doubt on the widely touted environmental benefits of insect farming. It may cause second thoughts ...