If insects feel pain, insect farming and pest control would cause mass suffering. Yet animal welfare debates and laws almost universally ignore insects. One reason is that, historically, insects were ...

Eating insects is often seen as a last resort when people are starving, and yet, in the countries where they are widely ...

Anyone who has ever tried and failed to swat a fly has experienced the speed of a tiny nervous system. Now, a new review ...

Source: Steve Nicholls/with permission. Insects are amazing animals. They're all over the place and simply put, their well-being is crucial for the fate of our planet and all other animals, including ...

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 ...

A coalition of scientists, philosophers and other experts gathered at New York University last month to unveil a new declaration about the evolving science of animal consciousness. While consciousness ...

Important new research from Australia recognizes five new stick insect species, two of which are newly described.

A fruit fly injected with a small dose of acid will drag the affected limb, avoid using it, and protect it from further contact. That behaviour has a name in biology: nociception. It is the detection ...

An important part of creating a healthy, organic garden space is supporting a well-balanced ecosystem. That can’t be done with the use of pesticides and other biocides because they, by design, create ...

French biotech company Innovafeed develops a feed additive for swine derived from the black soldier fly. Laurie Bedord grew up in Rochester, New York. In 1997, Laurie joined the Successful Farming ...