Background Insects are known to be important sources of food and bioproducts, and
companies around the world are currently offering goods and services based on their …

This review explores the significance of consuming edible insects, as well as their use in the
food industry, agro-industry for animal husbandry, agricultural fertilizers and bio-pesticides …

Insects have been used worldwide as a source of food, and edible species are eaten both
as immature (eggs, larvae, pupae, and nymphs) and in some cases as adults. In this regard …

Latin America has an area of almost 3.9% of the earth's surface or 14.1% of its land surface
area. It presents a population estimated at more than 590 million, of which approximately 50 …

Abstract BERMUDEZ-SERRANO, Ileana Maricruz; QUIROS-BLANCO, Ana María and
ACOSTA-MONTOYA, Óscar. Production of edible insects: challenges, opportunities, and …

Latin America has an old tradition of entomophagy and is currently the second largest
market for edible insects in the world. However, the number of start-ups producing edible …

Nowadays, the food industry faces paramount challenges in different areas, since worldwide
consumers are increasing every day, and at the same time, they are demanding new …

Insect consumption is a traditional alimentary habit that comes from ancient times. It varies
from group to group, according to the ecosystem. This is because insects play a significant …

Edible insects are a natural renewable resource that provides food to many ethnic groups in
Mexico. Some of these species are overexploited because of increased consumption …

The subject of research of cultural entomology is the influence of insects and other
arthropods in a whole range of human activities [1] including the practice of entomophagy …