Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this waste can improve soil health when added as a fertilizer in farming. Insect ...

As the demand for protein-rich food increases with population growth and rising awareness of nutrition and health, traditional animal and plant-based protein sources that require arable land or ...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — With insect farming projected to produce millions of tons of insects in the coming years, Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station researchers offer evidence that the insect ...

While they might not win any beauty contests, the black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are making a massive impact by turning food waste into a nutrient-rich biofertilizer known as frass. No, I'm not ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Have you been looking for a new fertilizer to use? We have the solution. I spoke with South Texas Gardner Gabriel Vega about a very impressive organic fertilizer that can also ...

Fly poop may be the next generation of composting, according to the BBC. Black soldier fly larvae are able to digest four times their own body mass in organic matter every day. Some farms are ...

A byproduct of insect farming improves soil health and reduces insect damage in soybean and switchgrass crops according to research from the Arkansas Agriculture Experiment Station at the University ...

Insect feces and exoskeletons can make agriculture more sustainable and produce less waste, scientists say. By Sabrina Imbler Insects excrete, just as we do, but their feces have a more pleasing name: ...

Marcel Dicke (@DickeMarcel) already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but he didn’t expect to learn that they have such a positive impact on plants. In an Opinion paper ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Supplementing soil with insects’ cast-off outer skin after a molt can help increase plant biomass, the number of flowers, pollinator attraction, ...

Insect droppings, commonly known as insect frass, may seem useless and downright disgusting, but scientists found that this waste can improve soil health when added as a fertilizer in farming. Insect ...

Researchers already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but they didn't expect to learn that they have such a positive impact on plants. Researchers discuss the benefits ...