Model organisms are often used in biological, medical and environmental research. Among
insects, Drosophila melanogaster, Galleria mellonella, Apis mellifera, Bombyx mori …

The wisdom that indigenous people have regarding bioprospecting is embedded in their
belief system and their culture. Food insects play an important role in the new insect focus …

Simple Summary Traditional and emerging topics bridging insects and public health are
described because insects affect human and animal health. Addressing public health …

Entomotherapy, the use of insects for medicinal purposes, has been practised for centuries
in many countries around the world. More than 2100 edible insect species are eaten by …

How healthy are insects? This is a highly relevant question in view of the global interest in
the potential of insects as a sustainable food source in food systems and diets. Edible …

Insects and the substances extracted from them have been used as medicinal resources by
human cultures all over the world. Besides medicine, these organisms have also played …

Environmental contamination research has been quite interesting in bioindicators recently.
The basic objective of bioindicator research is to find species that can reliably detect …

This Special Issue of Foods explores different aspects of how insects can be used as a novel
resource for food and feed. Some contributions deal with questions of acceptability and …

Entomophagy (consumption of insects) is an issue of global nutritional and environmental
interest. The nutritional value of insects appears to be high, since they are rich in protein and …

Simple Summary Edible insects are a promising alternative food source due to their high
nutritional composition and sustainable production. The nutritional value of edible insects is …