A study proved that insects are underrepresented in conservation efforts, where voids are left due to "parachute science." ...

If insects feel pain, insect farming and pest control would cause mass suffering. Yet animal welfare debates and laws almost universally ignore insects. One reason is that, historically, insects were ...

The decline of insects threatens many ecosystems worldwide. While the effects of pesticides are well researched, there has been a lack of knowledge about the effects of other anthropogenic pollutants.

A 324-million-year-old fossil suggests early insects lived between water and land as their bodies gradually changed over time ...

They’re nutritious, affordable, and always in demand. Learn how staffers prepare and deliver thousands of bugs each week to the animals living at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation ...

Researchers found that insect meal produced from insects that feed on waste can serve as a high-protein animal feed. Insects ...

Source: Steve Nicholls/with permission. Insects are amazing animals. They're all over the place and simply put, their well-being is crucial for the fate of our planet and all other animals, including ...

French biotech company Innovafeed develops a feed additive for swine derived from the black soldier fly. Laurie Bedord grew up in Rochester, New York. In 1997, Laurie joined the Successful Farming ...

Four newly described Australian insects now carry Taylor Swift-inspired names after spending decades hidden in museum ...