The digestive system of BSF
The larvae of the black Soldier fly(BSF),Hermetia illucens(Linnaeus,1758)(Diptera:Stratiomyidae),are considered an efficient system for the bioconversion of organic waste into usable products, such as insect protein for animal feed and bioactive molecules. Despite the great interest toward H. illucens and its biotechnological applications, information on the biology of this insect is still scarce.In particular,no data on […]
Insetec 2019
INSETEC 2019 will bring together the 1st Brazilian Congress of Insects and Associated Technologies and the 2nd Brazilian Symposium of Anthropoentomophagy, with the aim of addressing all the thematic areas and technologies associated with the production and use of insects as food for animals and humans. The event aims to bring together the main players […]
Insects Summer School
The field of rearing insects for human food and animal feed is new. There are many challenges in bringing insects on the market. How can we rear insects in a sustainable way with low environmental impact and contributing to a circular economy? What type of production design and facilities are needed to farm the insects […]
AFFIA at VIV Asia
Mar 4, 2019Entomofago
Gabriele Corcos, Chef
Interview with Gabriele Corcos, Chef, writer musician and tv personality (but this list could be longer) Hello Gabriele, tell us a little bit about yourself I’m Gabriele Corcos, I was born in Florence but grew up in the countryside slightly above the valley, in a tiny village called Fiesole. In 2001 I met a woman […]
Edible insects in Tasmania
Interview with Louise Morris, founder & Director of Rebel Food Tasmania Tell us how you guys got involved in the edible insects world My background includes working as a vet nurse, climate and environment campaigner, sustainability consultant and as an Adviser to the Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Christine Milne, from 2012- 2015. […]
Good practices for insects production
This manual of good practices was drafted under the coordination of DGAV ( DIREÇÃO-GERAL DE ALIMENTAÇÃO E VETERINÁRIA – LISBOA) as part of the EntoValor project – Insects as an opportunity in recovery of by-products (POCI-010247-FEDER-017675), a project co-funded by Portugal2020. Authors: José Manuel Costa (DGAV – Animal Feeding Unit) Daniel de Moura Murta (EntoGreen and […]
Insects farming in Scotland
This one-day stakeholder workshop will bring together key organisations from across the would-be insect supply chain to share information and network. Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation – February 7 2019 Info here Feb 4, 2019Entomofago
