I am currently writing a paper on infrastructure of insect rearing. On this WeRearInsects.com site, I have already begun some of my discussion about rearing infrastructure and what our rearing profession needs to improve infrastructure. One of the prominent examples of large scale and HIGHLY successful insect rearing is to be found in the various…
I have mentioned elsewhere on this site, that the purpose of the website, WeRearInsects.com, is to advance insect rearing through raising awareness of all rearing issues. I have strived for the past 4 decades to contribute to science and entomology by doing research and teaching in insect rearing, and besides my writing books and book…
One of the most heralded programs in entomology, possibly in science as a whole is the sterile insect technique (SIT) for suppressing or eradicating screwworms. I present here a little background on the connection between insect rearing and application of SIT. I start with a quotation from E. F. Knipling, who had long been a…
So far, I have discussed several aspects of feasibility and practicality of using insects as a significant source of human food. I have cited several documents that treat this topic, some with optimism, others with reserve, and I have expressed an overall reserve about the prospects. I had expressed my opinion that the cultural objections…
I I have been trying to make useful distinctions between insect farming and insect rearing. The differences that I suggest are that while farming is lower input and less controlled than rearing, rearing can usefully be distinguished with the incorporation of artificial diet. While silkworms have been farmed for nearly…
Please note: these pages on who’s who in rearing are thematically related to the pages that I have been posting on eating insects. I have taken a slight turn here to work into this website some background on the variety of people and programs where insect rearing is central. http://www.tammachat.com/ …
Insect rearing is a process. However large or small the rearing system is, the principles of process control can be made applicable. As a result of controlling the rearing process, we have a more reliable, economic, and practical system. The outcome of process control measures is almost certainly an improved product, which in this case…
In the past several blog pages that I posted, I discussed issues that are of broad interest rearing using insects as human food. The following paragraph presents the major issues, and so far, I have discussed 1) through 3). In this blog I will treat item 4). Throughout this page, I am using the expression…
In previous posts, I have discussed Questions 1) and 2) with the answers that 1) I think that getting people to eat insects will not be an insurmountable barrier and 2) there are specific concerns that must be addressed to assure people that the insects that they are eating are of proven (vetted) food value…
Sub-Title: Insects as food for humans: the role of insect rearing Part II In the previous blog page on this topic, I gave an overview of the potential for using insects as human food to make a significant impact on the goal of meeting the growing need for food for a population of…