Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Bugs! It's what's for dinner. At least that's the pitch that the University of Minnesota Entomology Department will be making at ...

Using insects as an alternative source of protein has increased in popularity over the years. While not for everyone, these ...

Cicada nymphs in butter and garlic, prepared by entomologist Tad Lankoski, during a demonstration at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri. Many ...

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 ...

In the midst of a food allergy epidemic, it is important to be aware of all of the possible allergens that people eat, knowingly or unknowingly. Even in the Western world, we each unwittingly eat ...

Despite the initial hype, insect agriculture is facing the economic realities of competing with the traditional meat industry.

PRINCETON, New Jersey -- Would you eat a cicada? Some high school students in Princeton, New Jersey are using the Brood X cicada emergence to spread the word about the benefits of eating insects. The ...

Ladybugs, lacewings, and other beneficial insects feed on plant pests and naturally make gardens more pest-resistant. But ...