Researchers at the Helmholtz Institute for One Health (HIOH) have demonstrated that larvae of the greater wax moth, Galleria mellonella, are suitable as an alternative infection model for ...

Raised in vertical farms and stuffed with fruit waste, fly larvae have been turned into animal feed, as a new Costa Rican venture in sustainability is demonstrating. The Central American nation, one ...

Researchers based in Paris, France, have explored the potential use of zebrafish larvae as animal models for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). These larvae are small and ...

Human kids dress up as monsters for Halloween, but some animal babies are a lot like the real thing. Of course, they’re just doing what comes naturally, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t creepy. So this ...

It all started with the can’t-tear-your-eyes-away video of black soldier fly larvae devouring a 16-inch pizza in just two hours. Watching sped-up action of the writhing mass inspired mechanical ...

People and animals create lots of waste that is usually sent to landfills, incinerated or stored in engineered ponds such as manure lagoons. Now, researchers publishing in ACS’ Environmental Science & ...

A worker collects black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae at the production plant in Guapiles, Costa Rica – Copyright AFP Ezequiel BECERRA Raised in vertical ...