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Wayne State University
Detroit, MI
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The Netherlands lead the way for the western world

9/8/2013

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Research out of Wageningen University, Netherlands has been at the forefront of understanding insects for human consumption.  Dr. Yde Jongema has compiled the most extensive list of edible insects, counting nearly 2,000 different edible species and graduate student Joost van Itterbeeck just wrote an article featured on sciencealert.com.au that is making its way around the Internet. 

Van Iterbeeck describes five of the most promising insects for consumption in the western world.  Mealworms, the larval forma of the mealworm beetle, are especially interesting in regards to cultivation for human food because they are one of the edible insects known in temperate climates and they have long been cultivated as bait and pet food.  Apparently, the Netherlands has started the movement to mass-rear the insects for human food and research is finding that when processed, the texture and taste has been well received by western customers.

Way to go, Netherlands!

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    Julie Lesnik received her PhD studying the role of termites in the diet of fossil hominins and has since started exploring insects as food more broadly.

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