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A Tim Hortons-branded chicken noodle soup base is being recalled in some parts of the country because it contained insects.The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says the recalled product was sold to hotels, restaurants and institutions…

Scientists in Serbia have named a beetle after the legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic, crediting the insect’s speed, strength, flexibility, durability and ability to survive in a difficult environment. It has been named…

<!-- -->In many regions of Africa, edible insects are a frequent component of traditional cuisines.A British organisation is asking African nations hit by food scarcity to start eating insects, a report in The Guardian has said. The…

One thing you might want even less than a 'kiss' from a kissing bug is its feces. Scientifically referred to as triatomine bugs, these blood-sucking insects can carry in their feces and pass on to humans the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi that…

In cooperation with IAEA and the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), scientists there was able to use a UN-developed nuclear-based sterile insect technique (SIT) to eradicate the medfly, more commonly known as the fruit fly.…

Bites and stings can ruin any summer outing or holiday — but an array of products claims to ease the pain and irritation. Adrian Monti asked Ben Merriman, a clinical pharmacist in Cumbria, and Robert Bradshaw, a clinical pharmacist at…

Supporting and enhancing pollinators could help stabilise the production of important crops like oilseeds and fruit, reducing the sort of uncertainty that causes food price spikes, new research has shown. Scientists at the University of…

Future food shortages are expected to become exacerbated in many parts of the world. With this in view, sustainable biological techniques are being explored that could increase the yield of cereals and other food crops and which, unlike the…

In many parts of northern North America, there have been no earthworms since before the last ice age. Now, with help from humans, invasive earthworms are colonizing new areas. And in areas of a forest with more invasive earthworms, there…

The lab-made nanotexture from an Australian-Japanese team of scientists kills up to 70% of bacteria and retains its effectiveness when transferred to plastic. More than 30% of food produced for human consumption becomes waste, with entire…