Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this waste can improve soil health when added as a fertilizer in farming. Insect ...

When it comes to protein sources that are more eco-friendly than traditional livestock, two of the most promising candidates are insects and microalgae. Scientists have now devised a method of using ...

A small-scale solution to food waste transforms scraps into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer using black soldier flies ...

Fly poop may be the next generation of composting, according to the BBC. Black soldier fly larvae are able to digest four times their own body mass in organic matter every day. Some farms are ...

Insect ag startup Oberland Agriscience expects to reach full capacity in Q1 or early Q2, 2026 at its BSFL plant in Halifax, ...

Marcel Dicke (@DickeMarcel) already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but he didn’t expect to learn that they have such a positive impact on plants. In an Opinion paper ...

Residual streams from insect production have the potential to improve plant health, while reducing pesticide and fertiliser use, say researchers from Wageningen University and Research. Insects are ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Have you been looking for a new fertilizer to use? We have the solution. I spoke with South Texas Gardner Gabriel Vega about a very impressive organic fertilizer that can also ...

An article published in the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology has introduced a novel conversion system for ...

Figure 1: Independent and interactive effects of elevated CO 2 and O 3 on multiple ecosystem processes directly and indirectly mediated by insects. Leaves used for quantifying canopy damage were ...

But let’s slow down this Snowpiercer train a bit. Insects like crickets and beetles are, indeed, a very good source of protein and other nutrients. But the ones that humans already eat tend to be wild ...