Manipulation of the black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens; Diptera: Stratiomyidae) fatty acid profile through the substrate

SA Siddiqui, ER Snoeck, A Tello… - Journal of Insects …, 2022 - wageningenacademic.com
Insects need a sufficient quantity of macro-and micronutrients in their diet for maximising
their growth, development, and reproduction. To achieve high efficiency in the mass …

Ageing effects of social environments in 'non-social'insects

LM Harrison, ER Churchill… - Philosophical …, 2024 - royalsocietypublishing.org
It is increasingly clear that social environments have profound impacts on the life histories of
'non-social'animals. However, it is not yet well known how species with varying degrees of …

Survival, growth and digestive functions after exposure to nanodiamonds-Transgenerational effects beyond contact time in house cricket strains

M Augustyniak, AK Ajay, A Kędziorski, M Tarnawska… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
The long-term exposure effects of nanodiamonds (NDs), spanning an organism's entire
lifespan and continuing for subsequent generation, remain understudied. Most research has …

Trade‐off between flight capability and reproduction in Acridoidea (Insecta: Orthoptera)

H Chang, X Guo, S Guo, N Yang… - Ecology and …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In many insect taxa, there is a well‐established trade‐off between flight capability and
reproduction. The wing types of Acridoidea exhibit extremely variability from full length to …

Urbanization increases fluctuating asymmetry and affects behavioral traits of a common grasshopper

F Rech, N Narimanov, T Bauer… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Urbanization has a major impact on biodiversity. For many organisms, the urbanization
process means environmental stress caused by fragmentation and increased temperatures …

Acheta domesticus (house cricket) as human foods ‐ An approval of the European Commission ‐ A systematic review

SA Siddiqui, T Zhao, A Fitriani, SN Rahmadhia… - Food …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Entomophagy (consumption of insects) has been proposed as one of the important solutions
to the food crisis caused by population growth. Despite a long history of insect consumption …

Blatticomposting of Food Waste, Production Estimates, Chemical Composition and CO2 Emissions Savings: A Case Study

D Patón, JC García-Gómez - Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2023 - Springer
Half of the organic waste generated by mankind is compostable. Many of the traditional
methods of food waste treatment generate pernicious effects on ecosystems, such as …

Reproduction in deep‐sea vent shrimps is influenced by diet, with rhythms apparently unlinked to surface production

P Methou, C Chen, H Kayama Watanabe… - Ecology and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Variations in offspring production according to feeding strategies or food supply have been
recognized in many animals from various ecosystems. Despite an unusual trophic structure …

Potential of house crickets Acheta domesticus L.(Orthoptera: Gryllidae) as a novel food source for integration in a co-cultivation system

M Psarianos, A Fricke, H Altuntaş, S Baldermann… - Future Foods, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental controlled indoor cultivation combined with a co-cultivation of different
organisms can address the challenges of agri-food systems and lead towards resilience …

Comparative Proteome Analysis of Spodoptera litura-infested Zea mays Reveals a Robust Defense Strategy Targeting Insect Peritrophic Membrane

S Singh, IK Singh, A Singh - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2024 - Elsevier
Herbivorous insects such as Spodoptera litura, pose a constant threat to agricultural crops.
The incompetence of contemporary pest management tools and techniques stipulates …