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 ...

Modular insect farming technology has been developed for food businesses to upcycle organic waste on-site into a sustainable protein alternative. Far too much food intended for human consumption never ...

UC Riverside scientists have created a small-scale system that transforms food waste into high-protein animal feed and fertilizer using black soldier flies, offering a sustainable solution to a major ...

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 ...

What are some of the challenges that South Africa’s Maltento has encountered on its journey from a small-scale operation to a serious player in insect biotechnology? The Black Soldier Fly (BSF) ...

Arla Foods Ingredients has teamed up with European insect farm Enorm, aiming to significantly reduce food waste in the dairy sector. According to the EU Waste Framework Directive, converting food ...

"Viruses in organic wastes have rarely been studied in a systematic way, but our research shows that black soldier fly larvae ...

September 9 - In 2015, world leaders promised to halve food waste by 2030. At the time, around one-third of global food production was being lost. Today, after a decade of campaigns, pledges and in ...

In the mid-2010s, insects were hailed as the future of food — a way to sustainably feed the world’s growing human population ...