We have a new paper in the journal Trends in Ecology and Evolution. The paper describes the lack of knowledge to make the field of insects-as-food sustainable. We highlight major areas that should be focused on and what research needs to be carried out: Approaching ecological sustainability in the emerging insects-as-food industry
Author: asab
New paper on virus detection in crickets
We have recently published a paper on a new and efficient way to screen for the detrimental virus AdDV in crickets see. Read our paper here!
Cricket food dish & recipe
From the “Foodology day” (below) we have a photo on the cricket dish and the recipe created by the famous Swedish chef Paul Svensson. Looks tasty doesn’t it?
New paper on the development of rearing facilities for insects
Just out is our paper were we point out specifics for insect rearing facilities on different scales, and a way forward how these can be developed. Read our paper here!
Famous chef in our research project present cricket dishes at “Foodology day” in Stockholm
Today we participate in the annual (“Foodology day”) in central Stockholm Matologidag http://matologi.nu. This is a large event open for all, where research and knowledge about food is presented. We have one of Swedens most famous chefs Paul Svensson that have made dishes from our crickets. Come and see us, check out our research and those dishes!
Master thesis receives attention
Doug Hunter’s masters thesis that we have mentioned below have received a fair bit of attention and have been mentioned on SLU’s homepage. We are happy about that!
New MSc thesis on insects as feed & land winnings
Douglas Hunter has recently defended his MSc thesis Feeding the 45 million:
Substituting soybean protein with insect protein within EU poultry & egg production
at the Department of Ecology, SLU. His thesis shows that there is a possibility of massive land winnings with a substitution from soybean meal to insects reared on food bi-products in the poultry industry. Such change in feed could reduce the existing land-convertion pressure on forests to become agricultural land around the globe.
Talk at SCB European conference
Today we had a talk at the SCB (Society for Conservation Biology) European conference in Jyväskylä Finland with the title “Towards a sustainable insect food production system”. You can find the abstract here.
New Post Doc to the group
We wish our new Post Doc Laura Riggi welcome! Laura has a background in research on insect biodiversity in production landscapes and will start to work with us in the beginning of September. She will work with questions on how we can enhance our landscapes to increase biodiversity and at the same time grow feed for food-insects. Interesting studies ahead!
New Post Doc position open!
Do you have the right qualifications and are interested in research within this field? Have a read about the 2-year Post Doc position open in our group.