Herrera of the Tecnológico de Monterrey is working to advance the use of insect ingredients, conducting studies on the use of ...

Eating insects is considered as disgusting or even primitive in Western societies but elsewhere, 2 billion people consume insects on a regularly basis. Now, according to a report released by the UN ...

Humans have been eating insects for millennia, but despite the uncomfortable feelings a bug-based diet might evoke in cultures not used to their consumption, they could form a vital part of future ...

Acceptance of entomophagy, or eating arthropods, is low in the United States, University of Missouri Extension field horticulturist Tamra Reall says, but look for numbers to grow as efforts are made ...

Insects as Protein – A close-up of Griopro® brand insect powders made from farm raised cricketss or mealworms. Spray-Drying Technology – Dr. Aaron T. Dossey illustrating his patented spray-drying ...

Which bugs are edible? Options include crickets and grasshoppers — and they’re surprisingly high in protein and low in carbs. Read more about edible bugs.

WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE FOOD, it’s unlikely that crickets, mealworms or grasshoppers come to mind. But believe it or not, insects might just be one of the most promising answers to two big ...

Food production is the biggest contributor to climate change, accounting for almost a third of global greenhouse gas ...

Vertical farming can do more than lettuce. A research team has investigated the cultivation of six food groups in vertical farming: Crops, algae, mushrooms, insects, fish and cultivated meat. In this ...

Many people are repulsed at the idea of eating insects, whether freeze-dried or still very much alive and wriggling. But do those same reservations extend to what they feed their beloved pets? Not if ...