Aug. 13, 2024 — Black soldier flies are now commercially used to consume organic waste -- but genetic modifications proposed by bioscientists could see the insects digesting a wider variety of ...

The seemingly endless swarm of dragonflies descended on Misquamicut Beach in Westerly on Saturday, when a cloud of the insects started buzzing across the beach, under umbrellas and chairs ...

A team of researchers subsequently analyzed the tiny textile fragments and have now determined that they contain a red dye made from scale insects of the species Kermes vermilio, which was highly ...

Insects in my food? Say what?! You eat an average of one to two pounds of flies, maggots, and other bugs each year without ...

From ticks to mosquitos to chiggers and more, you don't want any of them on you, especially not biting insects. A proven insect-repellent spray is a must when going to a heavily bug-infested area.

You see, recently in Singapore, the government has approved 16 insect species for humans to eat. There's crickets, grasshoppers, worms, beetles and even a honeybee and while it might sound a ...

Ever had a very large, inflamed insect bite and freaked out? Tom Miller, MD, talks to Mark Eliason, MD, about the body’s defenses when it comes to bug bites, how you can treat most bites safely at ...

KAIROUAN, Tunisia, July 23 (Reuters) - A tiny insect is ravaging Tunisia’s prickly pears, a critical source of revenue for the North African country's agriculture sector and economy.

Felix Collins' job would not be suitable for anyone who is squeamish about insects. The founder and boss of a company called Full Circle Biotechnology, he is in charge of 20 million black soldier ...

Plants offer fruit to insects to disperse dust-like seeds Date: August 7, 2024 Source: Kobe University Summary: Fruit exist to invite animals to disperse the swallowed seeds. A research team found ...

The findings, which were published in the August 2024 issue of Journal of Environmental Management, can be used to improve strategies for early detection and response to new insect pests. The ...

Many plants, from crops to carnations, cannot bear fruit or reproduce without bees, beetles, butterflies and other insects to pollinate them. But the population of insect pollinators is dropping ...