Insects are considered as an important source of essential nutrients because of their nutritional value which in turn is related to proteins, lipids, and mineral elements. In order to optimise the nutritional quality ...
Neochetina eichhorniae and Neochetina bruchi have been used for over four decades as Eichhorniae crassipes classical biological control agents globally. Despite the success of bio-control against the water hyacinth gl...
This paper presents an analysis of the future of insect eating in two dimensions:the barriers of making insect eating popular and possible pathways to make entomophagy a common diet.Firstly,the brief introduction is s...
The world population’s constant increase and the continuous need to ensure food safety and security are among the major challenges to be faced in the next 30 years. In addition, human diet is evolving with a decrease...
sponsored by the Special Fund Project for Basic Scientific Research of JAAS in 2019(Supporting Key Talents)(ZX(19)3002).
The practice of eating insects has been documented for a long time.With obvious economic and environmental advantages,edible insects are in the spotlight recently due to their enormous potential in multiple industries...
The authors would like to acknowledge TETFUND for funds and staff of the animal housing unit,University of Jos,Nigeria for technical assistance.
Food security is a serious concern particularly for developing countries.To overcome hunger and malnutrition there is a need for increased research towards finding alternative and cheaper sources of nutrients.Insects ...
The use of edible insects has a long history in China, where they have been consumed for more than 2000 years. In general, the level of acceptance is high for the consumption of insects in China. Many studies on edibl...