Africa’s Giant Beetle with a Four-Figure Price Tag: Inside the Market for Goliath Beetles

In the warm, humid savannahs and forests of sub-Saharan Africa dwells a tribe of flower beetles in the genus Golianthus, ...
Scientific American

AI techniques speed up forensic analysis of crucial crime scene larvae

To use this evidence, investigators typically must grow the larvae until adulthood in a laboratory setting and then identify ...
ABC 7 Chicago

Giant flying insect found on Walmart building turns out to be Jurassic-era find

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- An insect found on the side of a Fayetteville, Arkansas, big-box store has been identified as the species Polystoechotes punctata, which belongs to a family of insects that ...
Idaho Statesman

Hundreds of live larvae found in shipment of fake flowers at airport, officials say

A bundle of flowers in a package shipped to the U.S. was fake — but hundreds of “pests” that came with it weren’t, officials said. An inspection of the shipment from Kenya revealed live insect larvae ...
EurekAlert!

Insect larvae may contribute to microplastic pollution in rivers by gnawing through litter, research suggests

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 ...
Food

Tyson Foods expands into insect protein production with Protix partnership

Meat-packing giant Tyson Foods is teaming with Dutch-based insect protein player Protix to expand production and use of more sustainable proteins and lipids from Black Soldier Fly Larva, including ...