Tag Archives: entomophagy

Good bug bites

Posted on December 12, 2013 by argylesock

Joost van Itterbeeck at The Conversation tells us which edible insects he thinks are best. As you know I purchased some bug bites. My favourites so far are the barbecue-spiced mealworms (Tenebrio molitor). Harvey Nicks calls them ‘worm crisps’ but … Continue reading →

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Insects as Nutrition

Posted on December 10, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Living With Insects Blog:
Mealworm Stir-fry Insects can be appreciated and investigated from many points of view. Interest in insects as a future food source is high because human population increases will require more production and new…

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Would you like flies with that?

Posted on December 3, 2013 by argylesock

Are you eating insects (entomophagy) yet? If not, perhaps you soon will be. In August this year, Trevor Baker in the Guardian told us about farming insects (entomoculture) for food in continental Europe. He told us about a London entomophagy … Continue reading →

Posted in food, knowledge transfer | Tagged arthropod, entomoculture, entomophagy, food, grocery, insect, knowledge, larva, lepidopteran, orthopteran | 1 Comment

Why not feed insects to other livestock?

Posted on November 26, 2013 by argylesock

Here in Britain, our Food and Environment Research Agency (FERA) coordinates PROteINSECT. This is about farming insects (entomoculture) as a source of protein for animal feed. FERA is part of our Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). I’m … Continue reading →

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Why not eat insects?

Posted on November 25, 2013 by argylesock

Marcel Dicke asks us in this entertaining lecture, Why not eat insects? Good question. In fact, as he says, we’re already eating insects and we’re going to have to eat more of them. The posh word for eating insects is … Continue reading →

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Insects could be the future of food

Posted on November 23, 2013 by argylesock

In many cultures, insects are delicacies. Mostly people are eating beetles (Coleoptera) and caterpillars (Lepidoptera). People also eat bees, wasps and ants (Hymenoptera), cicadas (Hemiptera), locusts and crickets (Orthoptera), dragonflies (Odonata) and flies (Diptera). Eating insects is called entomophagy. Those … Continue reading →

Posted in food, knowledge transfer, miniculture | Tagged coleopteran, dipteran, entomoculture, entomophagy, food, foraging, harvest, hemipteran, hunting, hymenopteran, lepidopteran, odonatan, orthopteran, wild food | 6 Comments

Insects as Haute Cuisine

Posted on November 21, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Living With Insects Blog:
Mealworm Stir-fry The BBC has an article about insect cuisine in upscale French Restaurants. Chef Elie Daviron specializes in insect snacks arranged for appealing combinations of textures tastes and colors. His high end…

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Living With Micro-livestock Production

Posted on August 15, 2013 by argylesock

Originally posted on Living With Insects Blog:
Feeding the future human population will require protein sources beyond traditional livestock. Insects, aka micro-livestock, are an edible source of protein that may augment future diets. Industrial farming has mechanized much of the…

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Farming insects

Posted on June 24, 2013 by argylesock

My fellow blogger narhvalur tells us about entomoculture (insect farming). This is a good business opportunity, partly because of high commodity prices for animal feed. Commodities which include soyabeans (Glycine max). So much for GM soya being a way to … Continue reading →

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Q&A: Traditional forest knowledge is not folklore, but a resource for change

Posted on June 22, 2013 by argylesock

argylesock says… Here’s discussion of knowledge transfer from people who live in the Amazon forest. These people know what they’re doing. Around the world forest people, desert people, island people and other ‘uncivilised’ people know many things that people in … Continue reading →

Posted in ecology, food, knowledge transfer | Tagged arthropod, conservation, ecosystem, entomophagy, food, foraging, forest, fungus, hunting, insect, knowledge, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, wild food, woodland | 3 Comments