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 ...

People and animals create lots of waste that is usually sent to landfills, incinerated, or stored in engineered ponds such as ...

When it comes to protein sources that are more eco-friendly than traditional livestock, two of the most promising candidates are insects and microalgae. Scientists have now devised a method of using ...

A team of researchers from the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Arkansas suggests that the insect farming byproduct “frass” improves soil health and reduces insect damage ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Last Wednesday, I visited the Black Soldier Fly for Bio-Circular Economy and Environmental Sustainability (BBEST) project site at Nsawam to have a firsthand understanding and observe its operations ...

In some minds, the only thing worse than a bug is the poop that comes out of it. However, disgusting as it might seem, bug droppings are testing out very well as an excellent fertilizer for farm and ...

An article published in the journal Environmental Science and Ecotechnology has introduced a novel conversion system for managing food and plastic waste. This system combines insect farming with ...

Fall army worms are a destructive bunch. Farmers in the High Plains have had more than their fair share of insect pests in their sorghum this year. One researcher discussed how important it is to know ...