The squash bug carries a gut bacterium that is essential for the bug’s development into an adult. But when they hatch from their eggs, squash bug nymphs do not have the bacteria in their systems. That ...

A discovery about how a common insect acquires a microbe that is essential for its growth may help in the control of an agricultural pest. The squash bug carries a gut bacterium that is essential for ...

In some minds, the only thing worse than a bug is the poop that comes out of it. However, disgusting as it might seem, bug droppings are testing out very well as an excellent fertilizer for farm and ...

While they might not win any beauty contests, the black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are making a massive impact by turning food waste into a nutrient-rich biofertilizer known as frass. No, I'm not ...

Roach poop on shelves with dim sum plates, a roach on a soup ladle, food debris on a grinder, old meat, employees who didn’t wash their hands, broken and chipped equipment, missing materials and ...

State inspectors cited eight Sedgwick County food and lodging sites Oct. 26–Nov. 1. Inspectors recorded pest infestations, temperature breaches and poor hygiene. Failed operations usually face ...