“Most termites live several meters deep and have no visual perception. However, harvester termites come out at dusk to collect grass, so they have functional eyes that the larvae are able to mimic ...

Researchers found that the Moroccan fly maggot, a previously unknown type of fly larva, had developed butts that look like termite heads. The two-faced larvae were discovered by chance ...

The blowfly larvae bodies have evolved to closely resemble those of the termites, the researchers report February 10 in Current Biology. Inside the nest, termites recognize each other through touch, ...

"It tastes nutty," the middle-aged Israeli entrepreneur said as he munched away at fruit fly larvae before processing the rice-size yellowish creatures into protein powder. Eran Gronich ...

Researchers have discovered blow fly larvae with fake termite faces on their rears that enable them to socially integrate into termite colonies in the mountains of Morocco.

"The larvae, the immature stages of the fly, live in the leaves of the plant. They're leaf miners, they leave little trails in the leaves," Whiteman said. "They're true parasites of the plant and ...

An innovative and low-cost project aims to bio-convert food scraps into fertilizer, animal feed and extractable oil using the ...

An curved arrow pointing right. At an insect farm in Kenya, fly larvae are being used to combat food waste. It's part of the InsectiPro farm's mission to chip away at the 1,900 tons of organic ...

A South Australian business is using black soldier fly larvae to convert food waste into pet food and products for the agriculture industry. Now the business has partnered with a local grape ...