When people hear the word ‘livestock,’ most immediately think of common farm animals like cows, pigs, and chickens. What not a lot of people know is that insect... Read More...
BY PATRICIA BIANCA S. TACULAO
Bees have always been considered an important part of the ecosystem. Without them, plants will have trouble reproducing since ... Read More...
Over the years, insect farming for human consumption has begun industrializing its operations to provide insect-based consumables to the public.
While some ... Read More...
The syrphid fly, also called hoverfly, is being considered a tiny bee impostor, and it may also be a big help to some gardens and farms.
New research from W... Read More...
There’s no denying that bees are an important part of our ecosystem. But there’s more to them than just producing honey and pollinating our plants. Here are sev... Read More...
Back in 2019, food waste comprised 10 percent of Singapore’s total refuse. The city generated around 820,000 tons of food waste that year.
To make a profit ... Read More...
Aphids are small bugs that feed on plants by sucking their sap, leaving them to wither from lack of water and nutrients.
The first sign of an aphid infestat... Read More...
By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao
It is advantageous for farms to have bees around since these natural pollinators can increase crop production by a significant ... Read More...
By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao
Similar to most agricultural endeavors such as growing crops and raising livestock, beekeeping has its own technicalities that... Read More...
A Singapore based firm, along with two European start-ups venturing into Asia, are looking to launch Southeast Asia’s first insect-based dog food in the last fe... Read More...
By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao
Almost everyone is familiar with the benefits of having bees in the environment. These natural pollinators help flowers bloom ... Read More...
By Ellain Kryss Hubilla
The Philippines is known for its rich biodiversity. Aside from flora and fauna, it is a home for approximately 21,000 insect species,... Read More...
By: Ellaine Kryss Hubilla
Insects can be annoying garden pests. They pester your plants before you can even benefit from them. Jessica Ellis, a fil... Read More...
By Patricia Bianca S. Taculao
Recent years have seen numerous reports on dwindling bee populations due to climate change and urbanization. Bees pollinate at ... Read More...
The rising sea levels, unpredictable weather patterns and melting glaciers caused by climate change can drastically affect not only the population of polar bear... Read More...
By Rafael D. Guerrero III
The use of commercial feeds in aquaculture can be 60-70% of the total cost of production. The high cost is attributed to the cost o... Read More...
Even before humans began farming some 12,000 years ago, ants had already been farming fungi for over 60 million years in South-American rainforests. Sophistica... Read More...
Who would have thought that fly larvae, or maggots, which people usually find disgusting, can possibly sustain agriculture? In 2008, brothers Jason and David Dr... Read More...
Planthoppers and leafhoppers are serious insect pests of rice. They damage the plants directly by sucking the plant sap, resulting in complete drying of the pla... Read More...
In agriculture, there are many fields that one can venture into such as vegetable production and livestock raising. However, the task of raising livestock can b... Read More...
