Lanternfly honey is created from insect waste. The waste excreted by lanternflies provides food for honeybees in the fall. Lanternfly honey undergoes two separate stages of digestion.

Invasive spotted lanternflies are harming plant life across New York by sucking sap from trees and vines at an alarming rate. But scientists say the insects’ poop, known as “honeydew,” is also a major ...

Insect feces and exoskeletons can make agriculture more sustainable and produce less waste, scientists say. By Sabrina Imbler Insects excrete, just as we do, but their feces have a more pleasing name: ...

Striped cucumber beetles' poop contains a bacteria that can cause plants to wilt. The insects gather in large number on plants, attracted by a chemical produced by the plant. Credit: Courtesy of ...

Residual streams from insect production have the potential to improve plant health, while reducing pesticide and fertiliser use, say researchers from Wageningen University and Research. Insects are ...

In trendy boutiques across the Northeast United States, a mysterious, nearly black syrup known as Doom Bloom is flying off the shelves. Thick and glossy, this reddish-amber substance looks more like ...