Farming insects too much too fast could create an environmental disaster

The potential of insects as an alternative source of protein is promising. But this week, Swedish scientists warned that more research is needed about the environmental impact of the mass rearing of insects before large-scale production begins if we want to avoid a potential environmental disaster.



Writing in the Trends in Ecology & Evolution journal, the researchers explained that there is currently an “overwhelming lack of knowledge” about insects, especially basic things like what...