Some agricultural bodies are betting big on the sterile insect technique (SIT) to tackle pests, especially in the fight ...

Scientists have revealed how nanomaterials inspired by insect wings are able to destroy bacteria on contact. The wings of cicadas and dragonflies are natural bacteria killers, a phenomenon that has ...

A French company is taking an unusual approach to tackling one of Europe's most troublesome insects: breeding millions of tiger mosquitoes and releasing them into the wild. At its facility in ...

Scientists sometimes release sterilized male insects to breed with females in the wild, which produces no viable offspring. By interrupting harmful pests’ reproduction, these projects aim to reduce ...

What do black soldier fly grubs taste like? Stilton and cheese biscuits. At least that's how British start-up Yora Pet Foods describes its dog food made from the bugs. Established in 2019, Yora ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. “We have to get used to the idea of eating insects.” This proclamation came from, of ...

Tennessee's best new tool against an invasive insect species is also man's best friend — or two best friends, to be exact. The Tennessee Department of Agriculture recently added trained detection dogs ...

Experts hope that the love of edible insects in Democratic Republic of Congo may hold the key to tackling widespread hunger among its roughly 65 million people by scaling up a millennia-old ...

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