One possible solution exists literally right under our noses, as well as below our feet and all around us: insects. Though most Westerners often turn up their noses at the idea of eating the small six ...

It is one of an increasing number of Japanese businesses getting into edible insect farming, as bugs draw more and more attention as a sustainable food source. The trend, originally aimed at ...

A selection of insects - mealworms, grasshoppers, silkworms and giant ants - were each matched with a wine chosen by an expert to complement its taste. 'We wanted to use the event to draw attention to ...

FAO recognizes insects as edible due to their protein, vitamin, and amino acid content. However, insect consumption is not ...

Lanta. This Monday, February 10, 2025, the European Union authorized the incorporation of Tenebrio molito r larvae powder, ...

The Ynsect factory, which was due to produce 200,000 tonnes of Tenebrio molitor (yellow meal worm) meal a year, mainly for human consumption, decided to refocus on pet food in 2023. Despite that, the ...

We found a number of insect orders exploited for food, medicine, and other uses, as well as a clear trend towards more reliance on edible insects among desert communities. The cultural importance of ...

We see insects as the destroyers of crops and ruin-ers of picnics rather than a food source, while many cultures — primarily in Africa, Asia and South America — rely on creepy-crawlies as ...

How far would leaf-eating insects go to dine on their favorite food? Perhaps the other side of the world, according to ...

UV-treated insect powder may be used in food in the European Union. Specifically, this involves powdered whole larvae of the ...

UV-treated insect powder, specifically powdered whole larvae of the flour beetle (Tenebrio molitor), will be permitted for ...