Insects as food and feed: From production to consumption /

Insects as food and feed: From production to consumption /

Alternative protein sources are urgently required as the available land area is not sufficient to satisfy the growing demand for meat. Insects have a high potential of becoming a new sector in the food and feed industry, mainly because of the many environmental benefits when compared to meat product...

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Other Authors: Arnold, Van Huis (Editor), Tomberlin, Jeffrey (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill | Wageningen Academic, 2017.

Series: Series of Insects as Food and Feed.

Subjects:

Edible insects.
Entomophagy.
Insect rearing.

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Call Number: TX388.I5

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Arnold van Huis and Jeffery K. Tomberlin
  • Preface /
  • Arnold van Huis and Jeffery K. Tomberlin
  • Photo /
  • Arnold van Huis and Jeffery K. Tomberlin
  • The potential of insects as food and feed /
  • A. van Huis and J.K. Tomberlin
  • Ecosystem services of insects
  • Author: M. Dicke
  • Environmental impact of insect production
  • Author: D.G.A.B. Oonincx
  • Introducing small production systems for edible insects
  • Author: A. van Huis
  • Small-scale production of crickets and impact on rural livelihoods /
  • R. Caparros Megido, É. Haubruge, and F. Francis
  • Palm weevil farming contributing to food security in sub-Saharan Africa /
  • F.J. Muafor, A.A. Gnetegha, E. Dounias, P. Le Gall, and P. Levang
  • Farming of grasshoppers for feed and food /
  • P. Haldar and C. Malakar
  • Insect production and facility design
  • Author: R. Kok
  • Breeding and maintaining high-quality insects /
  • K. Jensen, T.N. Kristensen, L.-H.L. Heckmann, and J.G. Sørensen
  • Natural enemies in insect production systems /
  • J. Eilenberg, S.N. Gasque, and V.I.D. Ros
  • Industrialization of insect farming
  • Author: J.K. Tomberlin
  • Black soldier fly: biology and mass production /
  • J.K. Tomberlin and J.A. Cammack
  • Industrialization of house fly production for livestock feed /
  • Tomberlin J.K., C. Holcomb, and S.K. van Leeuwen
  • Mealworms, promising beetles for the insect industry
  • Author: N. Berezina
  • Operational and biological considerations for the commercial production of crickets
  • Author: G. Mott
  • Nutrient content of insects /
  • M.D. Finke and D.G.A.B. Oonincx
  • Insect processing /
  • B.A. Rumpold, S. Buβler, H. Jäger, and O. Schlüter
  • Health risks and EU regulatory framework /
  • N. Meijer and H.J. van der Fels-Klerx
  • Ethical issues in insect production /
  • H. Röcklinsberg, C. Gamborg, and M. Gjerris
  • Creating an enabling environment
  • Author: P. Vantomme
  • Product development and promotion /
  • M. Shockley, R.N. Allen, and D. Gracer
  • Future prospects of insects as food and feed /
  • A. van Huis and J.K. Tomberlin
  • About the editors /
  • Arnold van Huis and Jeffery K. Tomberlin.