You’ve probably heard the familiar chirping of crickets outside your home. Some people consider these noisy little critters to be pests. Some consider them to be harmless but annoying. Others consider ...

The chirping of crickets may be a pleasant sound of summer, but these insects can become a real nuisance, especially if they take up residence inside your home and lay eggs. Between their constant ...

A research project on the safety of edible insects involving Germany and Kenya is entering its final year. The German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Jomo Kenyatta University in ...

What makes a home sweet home for crickets, and how to deter them from taking root?

Last year, the European Union announced that three species of insects would be allowed for human consumption: the migratory spider cricket, the yellow mealworm and the house cricket. Now it’s official ...

They buzz, they crawl, and for billions of people around the world — they’re dinner. While edible insects might sound like a novelty (or a dare) in some cultures, they’ve long been a reliable, ...

Aspire Food Group - which is on a mission to automate and professionalize edible insect farming – aims to start production at a CAD $90m 100,000sqft automated cricket processing facility near London, ...

A network of over 30 edible insect companies in the UK has submitted a Novel Food dossier to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for Acheta Domesticus, or house crickets. The Woven Network hopes its ...