“Leading Insect Farm Took Millions In Subsidies, Then Collapsed Into A Waking Nightmare” by Bentham’s Bulldog

Crosspost of a blog post. A recent investigation uncovered that the leading insect farming company, Ynsect, was a horrifying disaster. While company leadership soaked up millions in subsidies with sunny rhetoric about their commercial success, the dark reality inside the farm was like nothing anyone imagined. Investigators found filth clogging the machines, endangering workers. Larval bins would routinely break open, leading to repeated showers of larvae. Insects crawled all over the place, wholly uncontained. Airborne larval food floated haphazardly through the air, making workers sick. Birds wandered freely throughout the facility, their feces coating the machines. The whole area was a deluge of filth, feces, disease, and pollution. The photos above show what the place looked like. In person, it was even more of a horror show. Investigators described1: And here, in the photos and videos, you don't have the smells. In reality, it makes you dizzy. It's impossible to breathe. Even with a mask, it makes you feel sick. The accounts from workers were even more harrowing. There was no dust extraction, nothing at all. I started having a runny nose, itchy eyes, a scratchy throat, my nose running, my eyes burning, and difficulty breathing. Rashes on [...] The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: April 10th, 2026 Source: --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO . --- Images from the article: Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts , or another podcast app.