One of Africa's giant beetles is just one step away from extinction. New research has found that one species of the enormous ...

The destruction of the Goliath beetles’ natural habitats is eroding the delicate balance of the ecosystem that they are critical to maintaining. In the heart of Africa’s rich and diverse landscapes, a ...

In Kenya, institutions such as the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) and Jkuat are leading studies on insect farming, processing and commercialisation as alternative ...

Sandiso Mnguni receives funding from the GENUS: DSTI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Palaeosciences (Grant 86073). He is affiliated with the Agricultural Research Council Plant Health and Protection ...

Campaigners have criticised taxpayers' money being spent on building an insect farm in Tunisia. Bryant Research, which wants people to eat less meat, said millions is being invested in French firm, ...

Aug. 12 (UPI) --A South African company is promoting sustainable protein alternatives with a pop-up restaurant serving only foods derived from insects. The Insect Experience, a pop-up located at the ...

The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) and the Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF ) are partnering with PROteINSECT on how to use ‘Insects as feed in West Africa’. The project ...

The Government has invested millions of taxpayer cash in a French company to build a massive insect farm in Tunisia.

What is the Goliath beetle and why is it so important? The Goliath beetles (genus Goliathus) are among the world’s biggest insects. There are five different species. They grow up to 110mm long; males ...