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Global Insect Conference 2018
Here is the video of Global Insect Conference 2018
Anna Rettore joined our team at L’Entomofago
“It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent. It is the one that is most adaptable to change.” – Charles Darwin Insects are adaptation-champions, and humankind should follow their example. The use of alternative protein will be necessary soon, and insects are strong candidates which should be taken into […]
Michela Bertola joined our team at L’Entomofago
“No sensible person is interested in the flies, and above all, not the girls.” – Fredrik Sjöberg (swedish writer, biologist and entomologist), Flugfällan (The Fly-Trap) Nya Doxa, 2004 My name is Michela Bertola , I am attending the last year of Veterinary Medicine and I like insects. So I think to be the exception to Sjöberg’s steatment. […]
Meeting: insects as food and feed in South-East Asia
One for all and all for one! From Alexandre Dumas in the 19th century to the entomoculture actors in the 21st, the motto applies: the power of the group is the most powerful to defend a cause. A main barrier limiting the development of a sustainable and innovative protein source i.e Insects, relies on education […]
Ethical issues in the edible insects industry
Interview with Dr. Mickey Gjerris, Associated Professor in Bioethics at Copenhagen University Can you tell us how did you get interested in the edible insects issues? I have been working on issues within animal ethics for many years. When I saw the reports coming out on the possibility to turn insects into a mass provider […]
Entomophagy: fighting disgust with education (media cooperation needed)
Interview with David Gracer, English teacher, writer and naturalist in Providence, RI. He teaches at the Community College of Rhode Island and has contributed to the Entomophagy movement What amount of psychological work is needed to change our food habits? This question and the next one present several problems. The field of entomophagy has seen […]
