Here’s how to make fried grasshoppers in just 10 minutesThis easy, 10-minute recipe for fried grasshoppers will even make the most bug-skeptical eater want to try them.Read the Article
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Plant Ecologist: We Should Be Eating More Insects and Using Their Waste To Grow CropsMarcel Dicke already knew that insects are an excellent source of protein for humans, but he didn’t expect to learn that they have such a positive impact on plants. In an Opinion paper published on March 2, 2022, in the journal [...]
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Ants, Scorpions And Roasted Meal Worms On Valletta’s New Out-Of-The-Box Gourmet MenuA new restaurant opening this week in Valletta has incorporated a new set of protein-filled ingredients in their dishes – insects. Chef Daniel has been behind some of the most food porn-y of dishes in Malta over the last half decade – but his [...]
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Scientists say eating insects might be a way to help the planetIn an Opinion paper, entomologist Marcel Dicke and colleagues have advocated eating insects and using the waste from insect-as-food-and-feed production to promote sustainable crops.Read the Article
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Insect excreta can help grow plants and their skins can help protect them from diseaseEdible insects are not only a sustainable source of protein - they are a major source of organic fertiliser, scientists sayRead the Article
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Insect-as-food waste a ‘tremendous’ opportunity to boost crop yields sustainablyResidual streams from insect production have the potential to improve plant health, while reducing pesticide and fertiliser use, say researchers from Wageningen University and Research.Read the Article
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Eating More Bugs Could Help The Environment Even More Than We ThoughtInsects have been touted as a food of the future, not least because of the sustainability benefits.Read the Article
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Who needs pesticides when they have dead insects?The discarded exoskeletons from insects farmed as aquafeed ingredients could help protect crops from pests, according to a leading entomologist.Read the Article
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Eating insects: Sustainable crop growth with insect waste?Plant ecologists suggest eating more insects and using the insect waste to grow crops, as it gives added nutrients to the soilRead the Article
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Is the bioeconomy Europe’s biggest hidden opportunity?To understand the bioeconomy, it’s helpful to think of digitalisation — or the process of using digital tech to change business models.Read the Article
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TIME TO FARM FLIES - Insect targeted for chicken and fish feedJamaica could turn to the farming of flies as a sustainable source of feed for animals such as chickens and fish. The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), a specialised agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat...Read the Article
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Henley dog food firm that’s making a meal out of insectsPercuro dry dog food and snacks combines the dried larvae of black soldier flies with plants.Read the Article
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Edible Insects, Cockroach Races and Giant Spiders Make This No Ordinary Museum PartyWhat: Critter Crawl: A Butterfly Flutter & Bug Bash Where: The Houston Museum of Natural Science PC Moment: Cockroach races, edible insects, spidersRead the Article
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Want to save the world? Eat more bugsScientists say integrating insects into our diets could significantly benefit the planet.Read the Article
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Insect Farming Can Prove to be an Added advantage for Crop ProductionInsect farming generates a consistent supply of waste products that may be utilized to enrich soils and boost crop growth, research says.Read the Article
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Eating Insects: The History of the Human Hunger for BugsHave you ever thought about eating insects? Do cricket cookies, chocolate covered silkworms, or smoke cured mopper moth caterpillars make you froth at the mouth?Read the Article
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Montana State University’s “Bug Buffet” Highlights Native American CuisineBOZEMAN, Mont. - Montana State University’s 34th annual Bug Buffet kicked off Monday with a week of events and activities exploring the history of edible insects across western North AmericaRead the Article
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How shipping container bug farms could solve poultry’s soya problemCambridge-based agritech business Better Origin secured a contract with Morrisons in December 2021 to install its shipping containers on 10 of its farms as the retailer chases carbon neutral eggsRead the Article
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INSEACT opens Singapore’s largest insect protein facilityINSEACT Founders Tim Van Vliet and Michael Badeski were joined in cutting the ribbon by the Malaysian Deputy High Commissioner (Mr Muhammad Radzi Bin Jamaludin), Ambassador for the Kingdom of the Netherlands (HE Margriet Vonno), and Principal Investment Specialist (Mr Teo Yee Hean) of Asian Developm…Read the Article
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Bugs for Breakfast: Indiana Agriculture Takes a Whole New DirectionThe more one studies agriculture in Indiana, the more surprises pop out of the soil to astonish and amuse.Read the Article
Montana State University’s “Bug Buffet” Highlights Native American CuisineBOZEMAN, Mont. - Montana State University’s 34th annual Bug Buffet kicked off Monday with a week of events and activities exploring the history of edible insects across western North AmericaRead the Article
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‘Creepy crawlies’: shock new diet for your petCockroaches, fly larvae and sustainably-raised crickets are set to become a crucial part of what our pets eat, in a dramatic (and apparently delicious) shift towards the canine, and feline, equivalent of a vegan diet.Read the Article
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Should Crickets Be on the Menu Now, or Just in the End Times?Respect the insects around you, they’re tomorrow’s nutrition.Read the Article
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Fried insect that tastes like bacon hailed as answer to hunger in MadagascarA small hopping insect that tastes like bacon when fried has been identified as a possible solution to a growing hunger crisis in Madagascar, where the crop calRead the Article
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Eating Worms: Nutrients, Safety, and MoreEating worms is usually avoided in the West, but numerous cultures around the world eat them. This article explains all you need to know about eating worms.Read the Article
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Catching the bug: are farmed insects about to take off in Africa?Tasty, cheap, but often difficult to catch in the wild, this source of protein is increasingly being seen as a possible answer to food insecurityRead the Article
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Crickets, ants and scorpions: MSU’s bug buffet set for Monday, with more events to followMontana State University’s annual bug buffet week will start Monday with an insect-filled line up of dishes to sample and speakers highlighting ties to Indigenous cuisine and culture.Read the Article
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Meet the beetles: Mealworms could be a food of the futureI have a special fondness for the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor.As a child, I fed the mealworm stage of this beetle to my pet chameleon.As a teen, I babysat for a family that owned a pet shop. The house was filled with animals, and I [...]
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Locusts join mealworms and crickets on EU list of approved insect foodLocusts haven’t achieved super-food status yet, but the insects are finding their way onto European plates and have now been approved for human consumption.Read the Article
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Don’t Eat the Bugs - The American ConservativeMaking you “eat the bugs” satisfies the liturgical dimension of liberalism—the shattering of long-held taboos and prejudices. The environment exists for man, not man for the environment.Read the Article