Novel Food: new applications
The Belgian Insect Industry Federation submitted two new dossiers for house crickets and grasshoppers! This is a great new, especially because they didn’t apply for data protection. More infos on the Novel Food application here. Jul 26, 2018Entomofago
Edible insects: source of Vitamin D
Interview with Dr. Dennis Oonincx, researcher at the Animal Nutrition Group of the Wageningen University Our usual first question: how did you get interested in insects? I started keeping reptiles when I was a ten year old and hence came into contact with insects used as feed. In the years that followed I started to […]
Edible insects and human evolution
Interview with Julie Lesnik, authoress of “Edible insects and human evolution” Hi Julie, tell us a little about yourself and your interest in edible insects I am a faculty member in the Department of Anthropology at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, USA. I totally stumbled into studying edible insects! While working on my PhD […]
Podcast: automation in insects farming
Another great podcast from EntoNation! The Crickeman interviewied the co-founders of Ovipost, Trina Chiasson and James Ricci, who are working on cutting edge automation in insect farming plus a whole lot more. Check this out Jul 12, 2018Entomofago
Bugatarian: the new lifestyle
Interview with Nancy Chen, founder of Bugatarian Hi Nancy, our first question is: how did you get involved in the edible insects world? I’ve always been on the cutting edge of all things health and fitness related for as long as I can remember. Throughout my life, I spent countless hours researching new ways of […]
Bugs for beginners
Interview with Michela Dai Zovi, authoress of Bugs for Beginners Our usual first question: how did you get interested in edible insects? I went to Thailand and I found out insects are delicious! I love reading about food and I want to taste everything at least once, so by the time I went to Thailand […]
Edible insects as food in Africa
Interview with Dr. Segenet Kelemu, General Director and CEO of the International Centre of Insects Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) Give us a brief panoramic on what you do at ICIPE Icipe was established in 1970, with the mission to help alleviate poverty, ensure food security and improve the overall health status of peoples of the […]
