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.

Faced with exploding global demand for protein and the growing environmental impact of animal farming, insects are emerging ...

Cricket powder is commonly added to many foods under the name "Acheta powder" or "Acheta protein" and is "being promoted as a good thing." Although insects are not generally considered a staple of ...

All 30 MLB teams around the country have a variety of delicious foods for fans to enjoy during games. But earlier this week, Detroit Tigers on-field reporter Daniella Bruce shared her rather negative ...

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 ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The BugFest Critter Cook-off at Raleigh's North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences has always been one of the Triangle's most novel annual events, but the idea of cooking with ...

The first is simply the ick. Most of us (me included) have a sense that eating insects is kind of disgusting. This has nothing to do with the eating quality of insects; it’s simply a cultural norm. We ...

There’s an all-hours symphony being performed in a double-wide trailer in Garrard County. The musicians? Thousands of chirping house crickets. TJ Rayhill, the owner of Bluegrass Crickets, conducts ...