Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this waste can improve soil health when added as a fertilizer in farming. Insect ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — With insect farming projected to produce millions of tons of insects in the coming years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers offer evidence that the insect ...

When it comes to protein sources that are more eco-friendly than traditional livestock, two of the most promising candidates are insects and microalgae. Scientists have now devised a method of using ...

Fly poop may be the next generation of composting, according to the BBC. Black soldier fly larvae are able to digest four times their own body mass in organic matter every day. Some farms are ...

A byproduct of insect farming improves soil health and reduces insect damage in soybean and switchgrass crops according to research from the Arkansas Agriculture Experiment Station at the University ...

In some minds, the only thing worse than a bug is the poop that comes out of it. However, disgusting as it might seem, bug droppings are testing out very well as an excellent fertilizer for farm and ...

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 ...

Nasekomo, the Bulgarian bio-technology company that utilizes the Black Soldier Fly (BSF), is looking to scale up production after the launch of operations at its Insect Center of Excellence (NICE).

An article published in the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology has introduced a novel conversion system for managing food and plastic waste. This system combines insect farming with ...