Insect protein is healthy and sustainable. But now it is also at the centre of a far-reaching conspiracy theory.

I can draw a clear line from my phobia of flesh-eating beetles to The Mummy (1999), in which a CGI scarab beetle burrows into a man’s hand and crawls up his arm. Real scarab beetles, I have since ...

Hybrid burgers blending insects, meat, and plants are in labs now. Scientists say they could cut emissions and boost nutrition — if consumers accept them.

DULUTH, Minn. -- The steel building where Allen Edberg works on furs is lit by only two light bulbs dangling on long cords from the ceiling. When you enter on a bright winter day, you will need to ...

Have you noticed leaves stripped bare of greenery in your garden or around the lawn? There’s a good chance the culprit is a Japanese beetle … or a whole host of them. The invasive insect is at or ...

Active at night, these beneficial insects have big appetites, with both the adults and their larvae eating pesky slugs that ...

Tens of thousands of centuries-old books are being urgently removed from a medieval abbey in Hungary in a desperate bid to save them from a devastating beetle infestation. The 1,000-year-old ...

Spring season means warm weather, flowers blooming and a visit from the plant eating green June beetle. “They begin to appear around late May, early June depending on where you are in the state,” said ...

Caroline Chaboo’s eyes light up when she talks about tortoise beetles. Like gems, they exist in myriad bright colors: shiny blue, red, orange, leaf green and transparent flecked with gold. They’re ...