Principles for the responsible use of farmed insects as livestock feed - Nature FoodInsect farming is a rapidly expanding agricultural sector with the potential to improve the environmental sustainability of livestock production. A holistic approach is needed to use farmed insects responsibly and effectively with broad benefits across food systems.Read the Article
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Low safety risk from edible insect products, finds FSAThere is a low risk to the public from edible insects sold in the United Kingdom, according to a Food Standards Agency (FSA) assessment. The riskRead the Article
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‘Insect apocalypse’: Here’s why it’s alarming that our bugs and pollinators are dying out rapidlyThe director of the National Butterfly Center says the matter of our bugs and pollinators dying out right now is much more urgent than people realize.Read the Article
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Insect-eating mushroom could produce new antiviral and cancer drugsIn a new study, researchers grew cordyceps mushrooms on six different kinds of insects. They found that mushrooms grown amid high levels of oleic fatty acid contained the most cordycepin, a potential therapeutic agent with antiviral and anticancer properties.Read the Article
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This scientist wants you to send him dead mosquitoes in the post‘The world’s deadliest animal’ is spreading further north because of global warming.Read the Article
The environmental impact of insect productions The last day of the conference started strong with the keynote of Dr Sergiy Smetana, from the Food Data Group, on the environmental impact of insect production for food, feed and beyond. The Food Data Group investigated edible insects’ producers and measured their ecological production impact to present this […]
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Recycling insect: “superworm” can live on styrofoam - California18Australian scientists have discovered that the larvae of the black beetle can be used to recycle plastic. The insects are able to feed exclusively onRead the Article
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Virginia Tech faculty researching and testing insect proteinFaculty at Virginia Tech’s Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center are working to develop alternative and sustainable food sources in the formRead the Article
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Cardiff University: Edible insects and plant-based proteins to be the subject of classroom debatesThe project, led by academics at Cardiff University and the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), aims to find out children’s attitudes to environmental issues and how this translates into views on the food they eat.Focusing on learners ofRead the [...]
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Satiety of Edible Insect-Based Food Products as a Component of Body Weight ControlAmong the many aspects determining the nutritional potential of insect-based foods, research into the satiating potential of foods is an important starting point in the design of new functional foods, including those based on edible insects. The aim of this study was to [...]
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Scientists create simple, cheaper method for insect genome editing | The Asahi Shimbun: Breaking News, Japan News and AnalysisScientists have developed a simple, cheaper genome editing method that can be used on many insects, raising hopes for applying the technology to produce more edible bugs.Read the Article
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Climate change and farming driving insect declineCombined pressures of global heating and farming can halve insect populations in some places - study.Read the Article
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Insect ranchers pour $5 million into world’s first large-scale genetic breeding facilityGenetically engineered mealworms could provide fertilizer—and food—for millionsRead the Article
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Yellow Mealworm Genome Sequence May Ease Farming Insects for Food - DNA ScienceI have a special fondness for the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor. As a child, I fed the mealworm stage of this beetle…Read the Article
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Edible Insects and Sustainable Development Goals - PubMedThe insect sector can become an important component of sustainable circular agriculture by closing nutrient and energy cycles, fostering food security, and minimising climate change and biodiversity loss, thereby contributing to SDGs. The high levels of the interaction of the insect sector with the…Read the Article
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Skin irritation and potential antioxidant, anti-collagenase, and anti-elastase activities of edible insect extracts - Scientific ReportsScientific Reports - Skin irritation and potential antioxidant,...Read the Article
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GROW AFRICA: Fruity ants, amadumbe and the present and future of foodFood science may not come across as the sexy side of cuisine. But it is cutting edge territory. Durban professor, Eric Amonsou, is happy bugging us to look more favourably at indigenous African crops for our dining pleasure, gut health, the state of the [...]
Edible insects as future food: chances and challengesThe consumption of insects (entomophagy) has recently attracted global attention for health reasons as well as environmental and economic benefits. Ac…Read the Article
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Oct
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From crunchy cricket chips to nutty black soldier fly grubs, Edible Insects leaps across cultural and culinary boundaries to explore the insect food industry and how it could benefit our health and our warming planet.Yummo!Read the Article
Marketing Strategies and Acceptance of Edible Insects Among Thai and Chinese Young Adult Consumers(2021). Marketing Strategies and Acceptance of Edible Insects Among Thai and Chinese Young Adult Consumers. Journal of International Food & Agribusiness Marketing. Ahead of Print.Read the Article
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Oct
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Three Amazonian palms as underestimated and little-known sources of nutrients, bioactive compounds and edible insectsMauritia flexuosa, Bactris gasipaes, and Oenocarpus bataua are among the main palms in the Amazon used for food and medicinal purposes. The food most …Read the Article
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Oct
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Habitat-centric versus species-centric approaches to edible insects for food and feedThe current paradigm of the edible insects for food and feed industry uses a species-centric approach in which an insect species is chosen first and d…Read the Article
Edible InsectsNOVA takes a tasty look at insect foods that could benefit our health and our warming planet.Read the Article
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Aug
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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
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‘Big lumps of protein’: Zimbabwe’s edible-insect farmerNutritious, packed with protein and easy to grow, one insect farmer is promoting crickets as a sustainable food source.Read the Article
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New Documentary Tackles the issue of Declining Insect Populations - The Open NewsA new documentary by director Georgina Willis is due for completion later this year. Insect O Cide is a documentary that highlights the vital importance of insects to life on earth. In recent years there has been a fair bit of publicity regarding [...]
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Princeton HS Students Make A Meal Of Cicadas For ResearchPrinceton High School’s Research Program is organizing a cicada eating project to study its sustainability and nutritional value.Read the Article
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New Research Center Aims To Put More Bugs In Our Food System — And Maybe On Our PlatesThirty years from now, the way we feed livestock, pets, and even ourselves might include a lot more bugs. With the help of a more than $2 million grantRead the Article
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New antifungal compound from ant farmsAttine ants are farmers, and they grow fungus as food. Pseudonocardia and Streptomyces bacteria are their farmhands, producing metabolites that protect the crop from pathogens. Surprisingly, these metabolites lack common structural features across bacteria from different geographic locations, even t…Read the Article
Common pesticides stop bees and flies from getting a good night’s sleepJust like us, many insects need a decent night’s sleep to function properly, but this might not be possible if they have been exposed to neonicotinoid insecticides, the most common form of insecticide used worldwide, suggests research by academics at the University of Bristol.Read [...]
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