The study of α-amylase inhibitors and digestive enzymes in insect larvae offers crucial insights into insect physiology and crop protection. Insect larvae rely on α-amylase to hydrolyse starch, a ...

As global food demand surges, identifying secure methods to minimise agricultural waste grows essential. Scientists ...

BURBANK, Calif. -- Tim Plunkett, of Woodland Hills, takes turmeric to reduce inflammation, but a recent report on what else might be in the bottle turned his stomach. "The sample that they found, I ...

The majority of dietary fat in human diets comes from animal products. Yet animal agriculture is responsible for 14.5% of all anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs), and therefore is often not ...

A common insect larvae could be inadvertently contributing to microplastic pollution in our rivers and waterways by chewing up litter, a new study has found A common insect larvae could be ...

A research project funded by the Research Council of Norway is leveraging high moisture extrusion technology to develop novel hybrid products. ‘Hybrid’ or ‘blended’ products are attracting attention ...

The £1.5 million farm, which has its own chief scientist, aims to produce 3,500 tons of insect protein a year using the black ...

Insects are strange, wondrous beings. Butterflies can see parts of the light spectrum that are invisible to human eyes and use these ultraviolet patterns to find their way to tasty plants. Moths use ...