How the frenzy over farming insects for food went bust.

We recently did a show about the cicada double brood emergence. Billions of the bugs are above ground this year. And the conversation... took a bit of a turn... towards whether they can be eaten.

Bugs! It's what's for dinner. At least that's the pitch that the University of Minnesota Entomology Department will be making at an event this Saturday, the Great Minnsect Show, that will give the ...

Cicada nymphs in butter and garlic, prepared by entomologist Tad Lankoski, during a demonstration at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Sophia M. Sachs Butterfly House in Chesterfield, Missouri. Many ...

PRINCETON, New Jersey -- Would you eat a cicada? Some high school students in Princeton, New Jersey are using the Brood X cicada emergence to spread the word about the benefits of eating insects. The ...

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, ...

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It might sound strange, but people have been eating insects in many parts of the world for a long time. In fact, insects are a great source of food. They are packed with nutrients, easy to find, and ...