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What’s Abuzz With Wild Insects?

It’s time to retire the stereotype of insects as “creepy, crawly pests.” Insects have been around for over 350 million years, longer than dinosaurs and flowering plants. More than one... READ MORE

Profiling Consumers Who Are Ready to Adopt Insects as a...

...likely to adopt insects. Food neophobia makes the largest contribution to consumers’ readiness to adopt insects: a one-unit increase in the food neophobia score is associated with a 84% decrease... READ MORE

Entomology And The Ethical Treatment Of Insects

Entomology is a branch of zoology that focuses on the scientific study of insects, and entomologists often collect insects for research purposes. One of the objectives of collecting insects is... READ MORE

Out Of The Wild: Farmed Insects Are Coming

Most animals on earth are insects. In fact, 99% of the brains on earth may belong to invertebrates. And not all insects are pests — some are extremely beneficial to humans,... READ MORE

‘Minilivestock’: Is Farming Insects A Solut...

...the arguments for using insects as our main source of protein, rather than other animals or plants. The researchers attest that ‘minilivestock’, or farming insects rather than cows, pigs, or... READ MORE

Eating Insects: How The Trend Might Spread

...insects are generally able to convert nutrients into protein at a better ratio than other animals, and therefore many scientists have posited that eating insects instead of the usual animals... READ MORE

Eating Insects And The Ick Factor

...mealworm products, many unwilling tasters commented that eating insects did not appeal to them because they did not consider insects to be food. Willing tasters mentioned potential benefits of eating... READ MORE

Insects, Pain, And Robotics

Insects are widely used as model organisms for the study of animal behavior, genetics, molecular biology, and other issues. Yet the welfare of insects is only rarely discussed. This paper,... READ MORE

Eating Insects: Cultural Differences, And The Sushi Com...

...the world have eaten insects for millennia, but other cultures view them as too disgusting to eat. Why do people eat insects, and what issues exist that make the practice... READ MORE

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What’s Abuzz With Wild Insects?

Profiling Consumers Who Are Ready to Adopt Insects as a...

Entomology And The Ethical Treatment Of Insects

Out Of The Wild: Farmed Insects Are Coming

‘Minilivestock’: Is Farming Insects A Solut...

Eating Insects: How The Trend Might Spread

Eating Insects And The Ick Factor

Insects, Pain, And Robotics

Eating Insects: Cultural Differences, And The Sushi Com...

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What’s Abuzz With Wild Insects?

Profiling Consumers Who Are Ready to Adopt Insects as a...

Entomology And The Ethical Treatment Of Insects

Out Of The Wild: Farmed Insects Are Coming

‘Minilivestock’: Is Farming Insects A Solut...

Eating Insects: How The Trend Might Spread

Eating Insects And The Ick Factor

Insects, Pain, And Robotics

Eating Insects: Cultural Differences, And The Sushi Com...

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