Experts say that if people in the United States and Europe can get over the "ick", edible insects could revolutionise food ...

Bugs! It's what's for dinner. At least that's the pitch that the University of Minnesota Entomology Department will be making at an event this Saturday, the Great Minnsect Show, that will give the ...

Laura Brehaut: The perceived 'ick factor' of entomophagy (insect eating) still gives some Western consumers pause You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an ...

Beetles for brunch. Nosh on some nits. An appetizer with ants. David Waltner-Toews of Kitchener wants people in Canada to take eating protein-rich insects seriously. The writer, veterinarian and ...

Plenty has been said about insects as an alternative source of protein with environmental benefits. And for good reason. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations predicts that by ...

Eating insects is considered as disgusting or even primitive in Western societies but elsewhere, 2 billion people consume insects on a regularly basis. Now, according to a report released by the UN ...

The consumption of edible insects, a common part of the diet of some Asian and Latin American countries, is tentatively ...

NARA--Kazuki Shimizu’s habit of eating creepy-crawlies infuriated his mother, but it also inspired him to pursue a business career that could help resolve social issues through entomophagy. Believing ...

A visit to Chinatown is never complete without a lengthy search for roasted scorpions or fried ants. A delicacy to some cultures, Canadians largely consider eating bugs to be a weird novelty at best, ...

The repercussions of our aversion are starting to take an environmental toll, though. “If we continue like this, we’ll need another planet,” says professor Arnold van Huis of Holland’s Wageningen ...

Well, think about this: the United Nations predicts that by 2050, if current trends continue, the world’s population will reach 9.8 billion. As a result, global demand for food and feed is expected to ...

Insects have made very little culinary headway beyond the places where they are always described as popular You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.