Crickets are known for their loud chirps throughout the summer, and sometimes even in the winter, but did you know they can also help tell the temperature?

Insect-based protein is a low-cost, eco-friendly alternative for supplying a nutrient the world needs—but even that's not ...

Most insect farms in North America focus on crickets, Allen speculates, because the “worm” in mealworm, no more difficult to farm and no less delicious, is a little harder to overcome ...

Bugeater, a start-up in Lincoln, Nebraska, uses Entomo crickets and cricket powder to make pastas, ramen noodles and rice thanks in part to a $100,000 grant from the Department of Agriculture in 2016.

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While crickets might seem less offensive than other insects, this doesn’t explain why anyone would want to eat bugs in the first place. According to Crowley, we may one day have little choice.

For many, the idea of eating insects is a challenging notion, which is partially why cricket flour — made by milling whole crickets into a coarse or fine powder — is serving as a gateway ...

That's where munching a bunch of beetles, crickets, grasshoppers, mealworms and other bugs comes in. Insects grow faster and require fewer resources than livestock do, while emitting fewer ...

Cricket One: If edible insects are to take off, they have to be more affordable. By Elaine Watson. 14-Feb-2018 Last updated on 14-Feb-2018 at 23:37 GMT.

Maybe it's the crunch. Maybe it's the prospect of a gooey inside. But take one look at them — the squirmy bodies, black bug eyes, antennae — and most people head for the hills. Insects are ...

The insects, which are not true crickets but shield-backed katydids, are flightless. But they can travel at least a quarter of a mile in a day, according to Maley.