Insects as sustainable feed for a circular economy
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16 Aug 2024
At our interdisciplinary symposium on the 12th of September Yvonne Kortsmit and Bregje Wertheim will shine a light on Fly and larval behaviour in both large-scale fly rearing and in the wild! Info and registration: insectfeed.nl/symposium-12-s……
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9 Aug 2024
At our interdisciplinary symposium on the 12th of September Anna Voulgari Kokota and Lotte Joosten will tell you all about infection risks and prevention in large-scale black soldier fly rearing! Info and registration: insectfeed.nl/symposium-12-s…
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1 Aug 2024
It is time to introduce our first two speakers! At our interdisciplinary symposium on the 12th of September Anna Dörper and Marijke de Jong will tell you all about black soldier fly larvae as poultry feed! More info and registration: insectfeed.nl/symposium-12-s…
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10 Jul 2024
Our research at @univgroningen was featured in Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch)! Read about the work of Bregje Wertheim and colleagues on fly health and behavior here dvhn.nl/groningen/Hoe-vliege…
Or join our symposium (English) or event (Dutch) in September insectfeed.nl/events/ !
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20 Jun 2024
Hear all about the latest research, applications and ethical considerations of insects as feed during our symposium “Insects as sustainable feed: an interdisciplinary approach” on the 12th of September: insectfeed.nl/symposium-12-s…
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17 Jun 2024
Our coordinator @DickeMarcel was interviewed by the investigative series Pointer Chekt on @NPO3 to answer some pressing questions on insect consumption. Watch the full video (Dutch): youtube.com/watch?v=VGrXARTx… Or join our symposium (English) or event (Dutch): insectfeed.nl/events/
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11 Jun 2024
It’s no secret that hens love eating grubs and will forage for them for hours if given a chance. But can we ethically justify introducing a new production animal to improve the welfare of another? This and more will be discussed at our symposium: insectfeed.nl/symposium-12-s…
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4 Jun 2024
100 days to go! September 12th we will share our research and place it in a broader perspective with stakeholders. During the symposium we will discuss environmental, health, ethical, consumer and economic perspectives of insects in food production. See: insectfeed.nl
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30 Jan 2024
Monday evening 26 February the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) hosts a Dutch spoken symposium on “Insecten in de voedselproductie van de toekomst” featuring several inspiring speakers with different views on the topic! More info, see: knaw.nl/nl/bijeenkomsten/ins…
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6 Nov 2023
We are happy to organize a session on Insect mass rearing at the Dutch Entomology day this year, for more information, check out the post below:
6 Nov 2023
With a plenary lecture by @floriantm and a related session on Insect-inspired technology. In addition we wil host a special session on Insect mass rearing (organized by @YAartsma). And space for many other insect-related presentations! #entomology #insects
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14 Aug 2023
Insect farming boosts local economies and lessens smallholder farmers' dependency on external agribusiness. Learn more in our recent article🐛🐟♻️👩🌾🧑🌾💪 academic.oup.com/af/article/…
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#soil | @MongabayOrg wrote a great piece on supplementing soil with insects’ cast-off outer skin, based on publications of Katherine Barragán-Fonseca, @DickeMarcel and other colleagues of WUR's Laboratory of #Entomology 👇 news.mongabay.com/2023/06/st…
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31 May 2023
Congratulations @pns4593 ! 🥳
Temperature-modulated host-pathogen interactions between Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) and Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5
18 May 2023
🎉 Publication out now in @JInvertPathol🥳
High temperature (37°C🔥) significantly improves BSFL survival upon bacterial infection and also increases bactericidal activity of 𝘤𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯.
Read full-report here: doi.org/10.1016/j.jip.2023.1…
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10 May 2023
Time ‘#flies’ when you’re having fun 🪰
Pleasant work-trip to Groningen: Thought-provoking discussions on Insect #welfare, #behaviour and #immune responses with colleagues of InsectFeed consortium; followed by a visit to housefly🪰 rearing facilities!
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12 Apr 2023
InsectFeed's Marcel Dicke appears on the new @GetTheBugpdcst podcast, check it out!
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29 Mar 2023
In the Spring 2023 issue of American Entomologist, Meghan Barrett and Bob Fischer introduce their new column, "Ethos," which will explore ethical issues from across the field of insect science: doi.org/10.1093/ae/tmad016
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28 Mar 2023
New article out! Insects as mini-livestock: Considering insect welfare in feed production. Congrats Anna Voulgari-Kokota, Martijn van Loon and @BerniceBovenker. Available Open Access here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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14 Mar 2023
New article out in Journal of Applied Entomology! "Preference of black soldier fly larvae for feed substrate previously colonised by conspecific larvae" Congrats authors Yvonne Kortsmit, Joop van Loon and @DickeMarcel! Available Open Access online. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/…
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7 Feb 2023
🐛𝗞𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝘃𝗲𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗼𝗽 𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻? Dat zoeken we uit in het project 'Safe Insects'!
🎞️Projectleider Elise van @WURfoodsafety legt het uit in onderstaande video⬇️
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🦗🐄 Insects as sustainable animal feed: would they be a real alternative to soy and fishmeal? Yes, say @AvanHuis from @WUR and his colleague from Università di Torino (@unito). They listed the main pros and cons in their publication in @ScienceMagazine ➡ wur.nl/en/research-results/r…
ALT Insect larvae grow inside a sawdust nursery.
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