Swapping Grass For Grasshoppers? This Researcher Wants Bugs To Be On The Menu For Livestock Feed.A Texas A&M University entomologist says insects can be much more efficient and environmentally friendly sources of food for livestock than traditional feed.Read the Article
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Australia: Black soldier flies to upcycle food wasteAn Australian consortium proposes using black soldier flies to tackle the country’s food waste problem by 2030.Read the Article
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Bug burgers and beetle beer: What is the future of edible insects?Cricket and mealworm cooking classes alongside an increasing interest in eating insects indicates a booming market despite the ‘yuck’ factor in Western countries.Read the Article
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Edible Insects, Anyone? This Entrepreneur Makes Pizza Dough from Scratch, Includes Cricket Powder in IngredientsAn entrepreneur is making pizza dough from scratch by mixing together flour, yeast, some salt, olive oil, and something that’s quite extraordinary-ground cricket powder.Read the Article
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Edible Insects: New Frontier For Western Cuisine Has Ancient RootsWith the green light for the production and introduction of the first edible insects into European markets, conflicting opinions were rife.Read the Article
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Impact of pesticides on bees underestimated, finds studyThe impact of agrochemicals on bees may have been underestimated, a new scientific study has revealed, as calls come to ban pesticides in UK gardens.Read the Article
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Sustainability Agenda: This Bengaluru startup is addressing environmental concerns caused by animal feed productionIn this week’s Sustainability Agenda series, SocialStory features Insectfii, a commercial-scale insect farming startup that is replacing resource-intensive animal feed with high-protein insect larvae.Read the Article
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Why We Should All Eat BugsYears ago, we treated some dinner guests to silkworms sautéed in olive oil, writes Rich Barlow. Dining on bugs could soon be a lot more popular.Read the Article
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Making a Better Meat-Topping Pizza - PMQ Pizza MagazineThree standout pizzerias share the secrets behind their winning carnivorous pies—and how meat ingredients are paired to shine across the menu.Read the Article
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Company that sells cricket crackers plans to use other insects to make snacksSmall Giants has secured funding to help expand its rangeRead the Article
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Chef Joseph Yoon: Brooklyn Bugs Q & A - Food & Beverage MagazineChef Joseph Yoon Brooklyn Bugs Q & A What defines Brooklyn Bugs, and what is your motivation and inspiration? I am [...]Read the Article
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Tesco and WWF claim “great potential” for insect feed | News - Illinois News TodayFeeding livestock and fish with insects could reduce the UK’s future soybean footprint by a factor of five, according to a new report commissioned by Tesco and WWF. This study highlights what it calls “the great potential of insect farming” in [...]
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What Happens When All the Bugs Die?Bee ecologist Dave Goulson imagines a world without creeping things.Read the Article
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Promoting Insect Farming for Household Consumption through Agricultural Training and Nutrition Education in Africa: Study Protocol for Cluster Randomized InterventionsOpen Webinar with Mohammed Hussen Alemu, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Copenhagen.Read the Article
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Small Giants closes £400k funding round to bring insect snacking to the mainstreamInsect-based snacks start-up Small Giants has closed an investment round of more than £400,000 to supports its growth across the UK and Europe.Read the Article
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Her dream to help environment takes off with insect farmThis nature lover’s relationship with black soldier flies took off from her dream to contribute to the environment. Miss Chua Kai-Ning, 26, did not let her lack of business background stop her from co-founding Insectta, the first urban insect farm in...Read the Article
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Most environmentally friendly breakfast for Olympic athletes contains insectsInsects combined with traditional breakfast foods such as bread, berries and oats grown and or produced using next generation cultivation techniques that produce little or no carbon emissions - and they’re backed by a top nutrionistRead the Article
Edible Insects Are Coming to Europe (with a Few Restrictions)Edible insect food products are on their way to approval for consumption in Europe, starting with the dried yellow mealworm by Agronutris.Read the Article
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They’re Healthy. They’re Sustainable. So Why Don’t Humans Eat More Bugs?If human beings could learn to add insects to their dinner plate, it would help save the planetRead the Article
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Deep-fried tarantula, anyone? Lacey hosts Bug Chef, who makes insects into delicaciesA Shoreline chef will demonstrate how to cook locusts, crickets and other bugs — and offer samples to taste — at this week’s Play in the Parks event.Read the Article
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Rainbow Rant: Cicadas. They’re what’s for dinner.The queer art of eating bugsRead the Article
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Opinion | We need to figure out what’s happening to the bugs — before it’s too lateInsect populations appear to be experiencing sharp declines — and we still don’t know precisely why.Read the Article
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Eating insects in Mexico- Should I try them?Maybe you have heard of the edible insects we consume in Mexico. If you are brave enough to try these delicious traditional saucers, here it is some information that may help you.Read the Article
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What pairs with beetle? Startups seek to make bugs tastyEurope’s nascent edible insect scene features dozens of bug-based businesses, offering cricket chips in the Czech Republic, bug burgers in Germany and Belgian beetle beer. The EU headquarters is also backing research into insect-based proteins.Read the Article
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Edible insects, CBD, lab-grown meat: why Brexit is great news for weird foodsWill Brexit kick-start the novel foods industry in the UK?Read the Article
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Fast food restaurants could soon be selling burgers and nuggets made from insectsMealworm protein is healthier than over-processed plant-based burgers, argues Ÿnsect CEO Antoine HubertRead the Article
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Bug burgers and beetle beer: What is the future of edible insects?Cricket and mealworm cooking classes alongside an increasing interest in eating insects indicates a booming market despite the ‘yuck’ factor in Western countries.Read the Article
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Foraging for Ant Larvae, the Past and Future of Mexican GastronomyIn the highlands of Hidalgo, farmers forage and harvest ant larvae, known as escamoles, for some of the country’s most high-end gastronomic experiences.Read the Article
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Edible insect business secures Start Up Loan fundingA new Wiltshire food business using cricket powder to help combat the environmental impact of industrial meat production has received Start Up Loan funding via SWIG Finance.Read the Article
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Gluten-Free and Protein-Packed Cicadas are Popular Food in Many CountriesWe’ve done a number of stories on gluten-free flours made from bugs. From cockroaches and crickets as the path to gluten-free bread nirvana, to an entire cookbook devoted to recipes made with cricket flour, we’ve happily covered the gluten-free bug protein scene. We’ve written about how gluten-free [...]