At least a trillion insects are killed annually for food and animal feed. Routine slaughter methods include extreme heat and cold, often preceded by starvation. By comparison, “only” around 79 billion ...

Discover interesting facts about insects, the critters whose combined weight on the planet is 70 times that of all humans. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The world population increases and so does the need for food. But along with the higher food requirement, food preferences also change and a higher demand for animal-based products is expected (1). In ...

WASHINGTON (CNN) --"The creator must have had an inordinate fondness for beetles." Dr. David Furth recalls his favorite quote as he walks into a room filled with the hard-shelled insects. Some are the ...

Insects could replace soya as a cheap and secure source of pig and poultry feed on farms across Europe, scientists claim. Researchers think insects such as the common house fly could be the way to end ...

More than half of all known animal species on Earth are insects — critters with a hard external skeleton, three pairs of jointed legs, antennae and a body divided into three segments (the head, thorax ...