On a mission decoding insect recipes from across the country - INDIA New England NewsBy Sukant Deepak New Delhi– In 2018, while working at Rosie and Peter’s Food Forest in Goa, learning how to grow food using regenerative and resilient systems, she was walking around in the garden one day when she noticed that the [...]
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A startup deploys black soldier flies in the Philippines’ war on wasteMINDANAO, Philippines — Maggots are considered gross since they thrive best in stinky, decaying organic matter such as animal waste and plants. The mere sight of them in a household often prompts a frantic search for a can of insecticide. But in Davao City, [...]
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Insect protein holds “great potential” to reduce the carbon footprint of European consumers, flags study08 Sep 2021 --- Researchers at the University of Helsinki and LUT University, Finland, have analyzed the extent to which insect protein could help to reduce global warming associated with food consumption in Europe. In particular, the researchers have focused on [...]
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Want To Reduce Your Carbon Footprint? Insect Proteins May Have the AnswerWhen compared to feeding insects to farm animals, the direct human consumption of insects has the biggest potential to reduce our consumption-based carbon footprint.Read the Article
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Health & Wellness: Bugs for dinner, anyone?Will our diets include bugs in the foreseeable future? Anthony Bourdain, the late TV chef, would eat anything, but how about the rest of us?Read the Article
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Save the Planet, Eat a BugFrom 2011: Plentiful and protein-rich, insects are food in much of the world. Why not here?Read the Article
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Black soldier fly larvae as edible enrichment for piglets - All About FeedProviding small daily portions of live black soldier fly larvae to piglets after weaning benefits their behaviour while maintaining their performance.Read the Article
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AAFCO tentatively approves black soldier fly larvae for use in dog foodThe association’s membership tentatively approved the ingredient for adult dog food formulations in August.Read the Article
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Inseact founders see promise for insect-based feed in vast Asian market. In an interview with SeafoodSource, Inseact CEO Tim Van Vliet and COO Michael Badeski explained their business model.Read the Article
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The South African farm turning flies into food for pets - and maybe peopleA South African company is aiming to take advantage of a new interest in protein-rich insects.Read the Article
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Securing Our Future Food Economy And Sustainability With Insect FarmingWhen in 2017, Mante Sidlauskaite, founded her Lithuania-based Cogastro–the leading software solution for managing and optimizing insect farms–she banked on the country’s reputation as a center for “Fintech and digital innovation.”Read the Article
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Addressing Food Shortages by Farming InsectsScientists at IUPUI, the IU School of Medicine, and two other universities, will explore the use of insects as food and agricultural feed.Read the Article
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A culinary art project wants us to care more about insect-eatingTansha Vohra has a freezer full of ants in her Bengaluru home. She has been usingRead the Article
Can Insects Be Potential Food Source in Times of Climate Change?Insects are the meal of the future, providing a nutritious and environmentally friendly option as the globe fights starvation and climate change.Read the Article
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Bee extinction: Why we’re saving the wrong beesThink honey bees are disappearing? Or that the more hives we have the better? Think again. Here’s why they’re the bad boys of the bee world, and what we shou...Read the Article
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Food systems: seven priorities to end hunger and protect the planetAlternative sources of healthy protein need to be advanced, such as plant-based and insect-derived proteins.Read the Article
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Costa Rica Seeks to Develop the Edible Insect Marketing Indu...The Foreign Trade Promoter of Costa Rica (Procomer) highlighted this past week the country's potential to develop the industry for the commercialization of edible insects such as cricket and mealworm, recognized for being alternative proteins.Read the Article
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This Singapore startup is using insects to turn trash into treasureIn Singapore, the amount of generated food waste has increased 20% over the past decade. Startup Insectta is turning to maggots to take a bite out of the problem.Read the Article
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MEZCALISTA, THE NEW SEXY MEZCAL LOUNGE AT MOXY SOUTH BEACH DEBUTS MEZCAL TASTING EXPERIENCE WITH EXPERT ‘MEZCALIERS’Paired With an Original Chipotle Chapulin (grasshopper) ‘Chex Mix’ and Mezcal Flight Mezcalista, Moxy’s new intimate lounge featuring an impressive collection of over 200 mezcals, is now inviting g…Read the Article
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Pet food trends: Bug protein and cannabisCan these alternative ingredients enhance the nutritional value of meals for companion animals?Read the Article
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How WA farmers are riding the food revolution waveFrom crickets to camel milk, diets are changing in pursuit of a more sustainable future and greater health awareness — and WA farmers have been quick to capture the trend.Read the Article
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Aussie innovations: mealworm snack packs, in-mouth robots, drone weeding and moreThere are many areas in which Australia could combine its creative smarts, raw materials and manufacturing capabilities to gain an edge.Read the Article
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PROteINSECT Laboratory studies to rear insects for animal feed using waste materialsLaboratory studies to rear insects for animal feed using waste materialsRead the Article
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Insects show ‘huge’ potential as protein feed ingredientThe potential for using insect protein as a source of animal feed for pigs, poultry and fish in the European Union was described as “huge” at a recent conference organized by PROteINSECT in Brussels.Read the Article
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The Chef Cooking a Cicada Recipe for Every PalateFrom ceviche to caramel popcorn, Joseph Yoon is showing how Brood X can be a delicious part of your diet.Read the Article
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Cooking with Bugs: Cicada Edition with Chef Joseph YoonChef Joseph Yoon of Brooklyn Bugs makes some recipes using cicadas.Subscribe: https://bit.ly/2HFUeAKWebsite: https://kellyandryan.com/Facebook: https://www.f...Read the Article
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‘I tried I’m a Celeb bushtucker trial insects set to become part of UK’s diet’Insects could become part of our daily diet with companies such as Eat Grub and Crunchy Critters delivering them straight to the door - this is what happened when we tried them outRead the Article
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Benefits of eating insects | Noosa TodayWith current environmentally-damaging food systems struggling to produce enough nutritious food for the world’s growing population, scientists are exploring alternative …Read the Article
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What Food Will Sustain the Growing World’s PopulationThe world population is projected to reach around 10 billion by the year 2050. Experts warn that this ever-increasing population will put pressure on food supplies. As a result, there is a need to look at ways to feed the growing population properly and sustainably. According to reports, [...]
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New breakthrough in research into old insect exoskeletonsResearchers have isolated genetic material from exuviae (discarded exoskeletons) left after insects like cicadas molt. The researchers tested five different methods of amplifying the DNA sample by PCR, and were able to isolate nuclear DNA of good enough quality for repetitive loci known as microsate…Read the Article