Edible Insects Breeding 237
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 […]
Bioonto
Interview with Sergey Makarov, founder of Bioonto Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world Way back in 2014 I found great interest in commercial insect breeding. At that time entomophagy wasn’t as popular around the world, and Asia was the clear leader in this field. But we all had a complete […]
BioBug International
Interview with Andres Whang, co-founder of Biobug International Tell us how you got involved in the edible insects world Several years ago, I traveled around Southeast Asia and became intrigued by the street food I came across. I tried fried crickets, scorpions, mealworms … in Asia, insects are commonly served up as snacks. Also spending […]
MIGHTi
A chat with Dr. Valerie Stull, Director of MIGHTi about the awesome work they are doing over at the Mission to Improve Global Health Through Insects. Listen to this great podcast from Entonation.
Progetto Hermetia
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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 […]
