Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. All told, trillions of insects are farmed each year across the globe – more than all other livestock combined. Each year, ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. But just as we are starting to understand insect senses, something is shifting in the ...

In a warehouse not far from Paris, 60 million black soldier flies give birth to larvae that are scalded, ground up and used to feed salmon and shrimp. The place doesn’t smell great. Innovafeed SAS is ...

Insect farming startup Ynsect has secured more funding as it expands globally and looks to prioritize higher-value food for pets and humans. The French company closed a €160 million, or $175 million, ...

At the insect farm, Protix would raise and kill around 70,000 tons of larvae annually — what I estimate to be approximately 300 billion individual insects. The bugs would feed on cattle paunch, ...

A corn-fed insect could provide North Dakota’s next value-added ag product. An investment firm is developing a plan to bring an insect farm to North Dakota, with protein-rich larvae supplying the ...

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Click here to read my affiliate policy. Ants farm aphids. They care for them, offer protection, and literally “farm” them – much like humans farm their ...

AMES, Iowa – A farmer notices an unfamiliar insect on a leaf. Is this a pollinator? Or a pest? Good news at harvest time? Or bad? Need to be controlled? Or not? That farmer can snap a picture, use a ...

You may be surprised to learn that humans are not the only farmers on the planet. Some animals farm other species to obtain a product they desire. Meet the Argentine ant and hop onto this clip to take ...

Fruits and vegetables are often sprayed with fungicides to keep mold at bay. However, new research suggests one of these chemicals could be quietly harming insects that are critical to healthy ...

Zimbabwean farmer Brighton Zambezi rears chicken at his backyard farm in Harare's Sunningdale. (Photo by Farai Shawn Matiashe) This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or ...

Did you know your lipstick might be made from beetles? Or that some cat food may soon be made from flies? All told, trillions of insects are farmed each year across the globe – more than all other ...