With a unique ability to consume nearly any form of organic matter it comes across, one small but mighty insect is becoming a tool to address the growing problem of organic waste and soil degradation.

Just like any living organism, the soil has its own metabolism. Plants, worms, insects, and most importantly, microorganisms in the soil break down organic matter, consume and generate nutrients, and ...

Cicada expert Matthew Kasson told CBS News in 2024 that the exact timing of a brood's emergence is linked to the temperature of the soil they're in before moving above ground. Kasson said cicadas ...

Aug 30, 2018 — Most carnivorous plants, such as the pitcher plant commonly found in Adirondack bogs, live in poor soils. Unwary insects are drawn to a sweet bait to supplement their diet. Curt ...

Soil insect communities in tropical forests are among the richest and most complex, but the mechanisms that structure them remain largely unknown. Identifying whether nutrient availability plays a ...

Our latest research used dung beetles as a model “canary in the mine” to test the effect of eCO₂ on soil-dwelling insects. We found that beetles exposed to eCO₂ emerged later and smaller, ...

The lettuce in question was cultivated in soil contaminated with nanoplastics for a period of 14 days. From there, the crop was harvested and fed to the black soldier fly larvae, which is a source of ...