Journal of Insects As Food and Feed

Article	Citations
Nutritional value of insects and ways to manipulate their composition	102
Regulations on insects as food and feed: a global comparison	69
A literature review of consumer research on edible insects: recent evidence and new vistas from 2019 studies	66
Integrating insect frass biofertilisers into sustainable peri-urban agro-food systems	60
Current scenario in the European edible-insect industry: a preliminary study	55
Standardisation of quantitative resource conversion studies with black soldier fly larvae	55
Beyond the protein concept: health aspects of using edible insects on animals	55
Use of black soldier fly and house fly in feed to promote sustainable poultry production	54
Environmental aspects of insect mass production	49
Edible insect processing pathways and implementation of emerging technologies	49
Biological contaminants in insects as food and feed	46
A meta-analysis on the nutritional value of insects in aquafeeds	41
Edible insects: cricket farming and processing as an emerging market	39
Insects as feed: house fly or black soldier fly?	38
How many people on our planet eat insects: 2 billion?	35
Profitability of insect farms	35
Chemical food safety hazards of insects reared for food and feed	34
Insects as a source of phenolic compounds and potential health benefits	33
Cricket (Acheta domesticus) protein hydrolysates’ impact on the physicochemical, structural and sensory properties of tortillas and tortilla chips	31
Advancing edible insects as food and feed in a circular economy	31
Edible insects and food safety: allergy	31
Diseases in edible insect rearing systems	29
Substrate as insect feed for bio-mass production	29
Effect of using insects as feed on animals: pet dogs and cats	29
Fruit, vegetable, and starch mixtures on the nutritional quality of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae and resulting frass	28

Bioactive properties of insect products for monogastric animals – a review	28
Use of insect products in pig diets	28
Black soldier fly larval meal in feed enhances growth performance, carcass yield and meat quality of finishing pigs	28
Drying methods differentially alter volatile profiles of edible locusts and silkworms	27
The new packaged food products containing insects as an ingredient	27
Chemical food safety of using former foodstuffs for rearing black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) for feed and food use	25
Protein hydrolysates from Alphitobius diaperinus and Hermetia illucens larvae treated with commercial proteases	25
Edible crickets, but which species?	25
Finnish consumers’ intentions to consume insect-based foods	25
Exploration of consumer acceptance of insects as food in Poland	24
Nutritional plasticity of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in response to artificial diets varying in protein and carbohydrate concentrations	24
Impacts of insect consumption on human health	23
Insect consumption in the Czech Republic: what the eye does not see, the heart does not grieve over	23
Application of laboratory methods for understanding fish responses to black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) based diets	23
Correlates of the willingness to consume insects: a meta-analysis	22
Edible insects unlikely to contribute to transmission of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2	22
Chemical safety of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens), knowledge gaps and recommendations for future research: a critical review	22
Welfare of farmed insects	21
Comparison of black soldier fly larvae pre-treatments and drying techniques on the microbial load and physico-chemical characteristics	20
Influence of larval density, substrate moisture content and feedstock ratio on life history traits of black soldier fly larvae	20
Consumer attitude and acceptance toward fish fed with insects: a focus on the new generations	19
Performance of black soldier fly frass fertiliser on maize (Zea mays L.) growth, yield, nutritional quality, and economic returns	19
Entomophagy knowledge, behaviours and motivations: the case of French Quebeckers	19
Information and taste interventions for improving consumer acceptance of edible insects: a pilot study	18
How information affects consumers’ purchase intention and willingness to pay for poultry farmed with insect-based meal and live insects	18
Insect left-over substrate as plant fertiliser	18
Genetic and genomic selection in insects as food and feed	18
The yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) genome: a resource for the emerging insects as food and feed industry	18
Challenges and opportunities for the development of an edible insect food industry in Latin America	17
Microbial communities and food safety aspects of crickets (Acheta domesticus) reared under controlled conditions	17
Manipulation of the black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens; Diptera: Stratiomyidae) fatty acid profile through the substrate	17
Legislative landscape of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) as feed	17
Fertiliser effect on Swiss chard of black soldier fly larvae-frass compost made from food waste and faeces	16
Strain matters: strain effect on the larval growth and performance of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L.	16
The effect of including full-fat dried black soldier fly larvae in laying hen diet on egg quality and sensory characteristics	16
Comparative evaluation of Hermetia illucens larvae reared on different substrates for red tilapia diet: effect on growth and body composition	16
Welfare considerations for farming black soldier flies, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): a model for the insects as food and feed industry	16
Preliminary project design for insect production: part 4 – facility considerations	15
Insect pests as food and feed	15
The influence of wet feed distribution on the density, growth rate and growth variability of Tenebrio molitor	15
Industrial processing technologies for insect larvae	15
Preliminary project design for insect production: part 1 – overall mass and energy/heat balances	15
Upcycling of manure with insects: current and future prospects	15
A simple and rapid protocol for measuring the chitin content of Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae	15
Probiotic properties of an indigenous Pediococcus pentosaceus strain on Tenebrio molitor larval growth and survival	15
Nutrient composition of Chinese oak silkworm, Antheraea pernyi, a traditional edible insect in China: a review	14
Insect-based protein feed: from fork to farm	13
Health of the black soldier fly and house fly under mass-rearing conditions: innate immunity and the role of the microbiome	13
Hermetia illucens adults are susceptible to infection by the fungus Beauveria bassiana in laboratory experiments	12
Impact of age, size, and sex on adult black soldier fly [Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)] thermal preference	12

Digestibility of defatted insect meals for rainbow trout aquafeeds	12
Agricultural by-products from Greece as feed for yellow mealworm larvae: circular economy at a local level	11
Rapid discrimination and classification of edible insect powders using ATR-FTIR spectroscopy combined with multivariate analysis	11
A hungry need for knowledge on the black soldier fly digestive system	11
Effects of adult body size on mating success of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)	11
Eating insects – from acceptable to desirable consumer products	11
Preliminary project design for insect production: part 3 – sub-process types and reactors	11
Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.): effect on the fat integrity using different approaches to the killing of the prepupae	11
Effects of light intensity on mating of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens, Diptera: Stratiomyidae)	11
Economic and ecological values of frass fertiliser from black soldier fly agro-industrial waste processing	11
The effect of Rhodococcus rhodochrous supplementation on black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) development, nutrition, and waste conversion	11
Towards circular agriculture – exploring insect waste streams as a crop and soil health promoter	10
The Brazilians’ sensorial perceptions for novel food – cookies with insect protein	10
Preliminary project design for insect production: part 2 – organism kinetics, system dynamics and the role of modelling & simulation	10
Temperature-modified density effects in the black soldier fly: low larval density leads to large size, short development time and high fat content	10
Life on a piece of cake: performance and fatty acid profiles of black soldier fly larvae fed oilseed by-products	10
Insects in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) diets – comparison between full-fat, defatted, and de-chitinised meals, and oil and exoskeleton fractions	10
Interaction of age and temperature on heat shock protein expression, sperm count, and sperm viability of the adult black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)	10
Effect of red clover-only diets on house crickets (Acheta domesticus) growth and survival	10
Practices of entomophagy and entomotherapy in Bangladesh	9
Influence of ultrasonic treatment on functional properties and structure of tussah pupa protein isolate	9
Harvesting desert locusts for food and feed may contribute to crop protection but will not suppress upsurges and plagues	9
Can farm weeds improve the growth and microbiological quality of crickets (Gryllus bimaculatus)?	9
Characterisation of fatty acid profiles of Tenebrio molitor larvae reared on diets enriched with edible oils	9
Edible insect marketing in Western countries: wisely weighing the foodstuff, the foodie, and the foodscape	9
A dynamic hop to cricket consumption: factors influencing willingness to try insect-based food	9
Behaviour of two fly species reared for livestock feed: optimising production and insect welfare	9
The effects of density on the growth, survival and feed conversion of Tenebrio molitor larvae	9
Physical, nutritional, and sensory properties of spray-dried and oven-roasted cricket (Acheta domesticus) powders	9
Fermentation technology applied in the insect value chain: making a win-win between microbes and insects	9
Edible insects as foods: mapping scientific publications and product launches in the global market (1996-2021)	8
Characterisation of pH-shift-produced protein isolates from sago palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) larvae	8
Effect of the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) inclusion and process temperature on extrudate snack properties	8
Organic side streams: using microbes to make substrates more fit for mass producing insects for use as feed	8
Edible insects in the Adamawa and eastern regions of Cameroon: collection, processing and consumption	8
Supercritical-CO2 for defatting and production of bioactive extracts from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae	8
Unravelling the potential of cricket-based hydrolysed sourdough on the quality of an innovative bakery product	8
Impact of starvation on fat content and microbial load in edible crickets (Acheta domesticus)	8
Performance, nutrient digestibility and selected gut health parameters of broilers fed with black soldier fly, lesser mealworm and yellow mealworm	8
Insects used as foodstuff by indigenous groups in Morelos, Mexico	8
Traditional rearing techniques of the edible Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia Smith) and its socio-economic perspective in Nagaland, India	8
Valorisation of agri-food waste and mealworms rearing residues for improving the sustainability of Tenebrio molitor industrial production	8
Partial substitution of soy protein isolates with cricket flour during extrusion affects firmness and in vitro protein digestibility	8
Anthropo-entomophagy and ethno-entomology among the ethnic Mao-Naga and Poumai-Naga tribes of Manipur, Northeast India	8
Effects of rearing system and microbial inoculation on black soldier fly larvae growth and microbiota when reared on agri-food by-products	8
The effect of relative humidity on the survival and growth rate of the yellow mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor, Linnaeus 1758)	8
Biofortification of selenium in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) prepupae reared on seaweed or selenium enriched substrates	7
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) as a feed for beef cattle: a hedonic pricing model	7
Mineral composition in black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae and resulting frass from fruit and their peels	7
Impact of some local organic by-products on Acheta domesticus growth and meal production	7
Cannibalism, oviposition and egg development in the edible long-horned grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) under laboratory conditions	7
Can insects be used in the nutrition of ruminants?	7
The mitochondrial genome of Qinghuang_1, the first modern improved strain of Chinese oak silkworm, Antheraea pernyi (Lepidoptera: Saturniidae)	7
Gatekeepers in the food industry: acceptability of edible insects	7
Black soldier fly meal effects on meagre health condition: gut morphology, gut microbiota and humoral immune response	7
Microbial contaminants in wild harvested and traded edible long-horned grasshopper, Ruspolia differens (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in Uganda	7
Substrates most preferred for black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) oviposition are not the most suitable for their larval development	7
Exploring edible insects’ acceptance through subjective perceptions: a visual Q study	7
Facing the challenge of discarded fish: improving nutritional quality of two insect species larvae for use as feed and food	7
Omega-3 on the fly: long-legged fly Machaerium maritimae as a potential source of eicosapentaenoic acid for aquafeeds	7
Colonisation of finfish substrate inhabited by black soldier fly larvae by blow flies, bacteria, and fungi	7
Lipid fingerprinting of yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor by untargeted liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry	7
Effect of geographical location, insect type and cooking method on the nutritional composition of insects consumed in South Africa	6
Suitable extraction conditions for determination of total anti-oxidant capacity and phenolic compounds in Ruspolia differens Serville	6
Recycling of spent mushroom substrate and food waste: utilisation as feed materials for black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.) Diptera: Stratiomyidae)	6
Can we farm aquatic insects for human food or livestock feed?	6
Insect food in space	6
Stable isotope ratio analysis for the characterisation of edible insects	6
Feeding black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) reared on organic rest streams alters gut characteristics of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)	6
Effect of dietary supplementation with powder derived from Moringa oleifera and Azadirachta indica leaves on growth and microbial load of edible crickets	6
Use of distillery by-products as Tenebrio molitor mealworm feed supplement	6
Effect of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) meals in the diet on the growth performance and carcass composition in broilers	6
Techno-biofunctional aspect of seasoning powder from farm-raised sago palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) larvae	6
Edible insects: non-food and non-feed industrial applications	6
Growth performance of Acheta domesticus and Gryllus bimaculatus production reared under improvised cage system for increased returns and food security	6
Effect of conjugated protein composed of porcine myofibril and Protaetia brevitarsis protein on protein functionality	6
Metabolite characterisation and profiling of Hermetia illucens L. larvae at various growth stages using Sesamum indicum residues as nutrient source	6
Growth, survival and development of house crickets (Acheta domesticus) fed flowering plants	6
Effect of carrot supplementation on nutritional value of insects: a case study with Jamaican field cricket (Gryllus assimilis)	6
Economic viability of insect meal as a novel ingredient in diets for broiler chickens	6

Effects of long-lasting cold storage on Tenebrio molitor larvae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)	5
The effect of dietary Tenebrio molitor meal inclusion on growth performance and liver health of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)	5
Effects of the substitution of fishmeal with mealworm meal on enzymes, haemolymph and intestinal microbiota of the Pacific white shrimp	5
Life-history traits of black soldier fly reared on agro-industrial by-products subjected to three pre-treatments: a pilot-scale study	5
Trapping, identification and rearing of edible palm weevils in Kenya and Uganda	5
Education as a key to promoting insects as food	5
Purification of novel polypeptides from bee pupae and their immunomodulatory activity in vivo and in vitro	5
Total fishmeal replacement by defatted Hermetia illucens larvae meal in diets for gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) juveniles	5
Replacement of fishmeal by yellow mealworm meal on the growth performance, feed utilisation and quality of large yellow croaker	5
Ethnic heterogeneity of knowledge on Zonocerus variegatus and reasons for consumption and non-consumption in the southern part of Cameroon	5
Protein quality evaluation in vivo of cricket flour (Gryllus assimilis) reared in Brazil	5
Commercialisation of African palm weevil larvae for employment creation and nutritional security in rural Ghana: a financial feasibility approach	5
Efficient use of agricultural waste to naturally fortify Tenebrio molitor mealworms and evaluation of their nutraceutical properties	5
Impact of age, sex, and size on the thermal tolerance of the adult black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)	5
Effects of functional polysaccharide from silkworm as an immunostimulant on transcriptional profiling and disease resistance in fish	5
Effects of fishmeal substitution with Hermetia illucens L on the growth, metabolism and disease resistance of Micropterus salmoides	5
Performance of the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) on by-product diets in small-scale production	4
Comparison of technological and physicochemical properties of cricket powders of different origin	4
Insect infestations in mealworm farming: the case of the pyralid moths	4
African traditional use of edible insects and challenges towards the future trends of food and feed	4
Occurrence of Clostridium perfringens vegetative cells and spores throughout an industrial production process of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens)	4
Actions needed before insects can contribute to a real closed-loop circular economy in the EU	4
Are the growth and survival of Acheta domesticus comparable when reared on okara, waste vegetables and premium animal feed?	4
Black soldier fly larvae frass increases the soil’s residual nutrient content and enzymatic activity – a lettuce production trial	4
Effects of fish oil on growth kinetics and lipid accumulation in black soldier fly larvae	4
Feeding value of black soldier fly larvae compared to soybean in methionine- and lysine-deficient laying hen diets	4
Silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) oil in growing rabbit nutrition: effects on meat physicochemical traits, sensory profile and shelf-life	4
Reviewing entomophagy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: species and host plant diversity, seasonality, patterns of consumption and challenges of the edible insect sector	4
Impact of lysine supplementation on growth and development of Hermetia illucens larvae	4
Effect of alternative rearing substrates and temperature on growth and development of the cricket Modicogryllus conspersus (Schaum)	4
Characterisation of black soldier fly larva protein before and after conjugation by the Maillard reaction	4
Changes in chemical and microbiological quality of semi-processed black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larval meal during storage	4
Insects as a food source for indigenous communities in Colombia: a review and research perspectives	4
Harmful and beneficial symbionts of Tenebrio molitor and their implications for disease management	4
Dietary black soldier fly pulp affects growth, antioxidant and immune capacity of Micropterus salmoides	4
Evaluation of the fat oxidation quality of commercial Hermetia illucens meal	4
Energy consumption, physical properties, protein structure and digestibility of edible insects dried using three methods	4
Developmental plasticity among strains of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L., under dry conditions	4
Optimal dietary protein to carbohydrate ratio for black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae	4
Challenges associated with Rhynchophorus phoenicis Fabricius (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) farming: a case study of the Ejisu-Juaben Municipality	4
Egg fatty acid profiles and potential health risk from defatted insect meal in laying hens’ diets	4
Food preference and nutrient composition of African cricket Brachytrupes membranaceus L. (Dury) in Cross River State, Nigeria	4
Bioaccumulation of deltamethrin, tebuconazole and chlormequat chloride in T. molitor larvae and risks associated with their human consumption	4
Evaluation of microwave-dried black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal as a dietary protein source in broiler chicken diets	3
Enrichment of polyunsaturated fatty acids in black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) fortified with squid liver oil	3
Evaluation of dietary inclusion of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae on fish production performance: a meta-analysis	3
Effects of defatted yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) on the feed qualities and the growth performance of largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides)	3
Overview of larvae of red palm weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), as human food	3
Effect of astaxanthin isomer supplementation on their accumulation in edible orthopterans: migratory locusts and two-spotted crickets	3
Insects are a delicacy: exploring consumer acceptance and market demand for edible insects in China	3
Physical properties of extruded fish feed containing silkworm (Bombyx mori) pupae meal	3
Insects as a complete nutritional source	3
Potential use of a queen bee larvae meal (Apis mellifera ligustica Spin.) in animal nutrition: a nutritional and chemical-toxicological evaluation	3
The mopane worm (Gonimbrasia belina Westwood): a review of its biology, ecology and utilisation in Zimbabwe	3
Cricket flour in a traditional beverage (chucula): emotions and perceptions of Colombian consumers	3
Use of edible insects in thermal-induced protein gels containing porcine myofibrillar protein	3
Impact of hexane defatting on characteristics of Patanga succincta L. powder and its application on nutritional improvement of biscuit stick	3
Nutritional profile of the wild harvested armoured cricket (Acanthoplus discoidalis) (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) in northern region of Zimbabwe	3
Edible wild field cricket (Brachytrupes portentosus) trading in Bangladesh	3
Perception of edible insects and insect-based foods among children in Denmark: educational and tasting interventions in online and in-person classrooms	3
Chitin contents in different black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) life stages	3
The bacterial communities of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) during consecutive, industrial rearing cycles	3
Open field behavior in the house cricket (Acheta domesticus): effect of illumination, sex differences and individual consistency	3
Noninvasive monitoring system for Tenebrio molitor larvae based on image processing with a watershed algorithm and a neural net approach	3
Effects of two diets on adults’ survival and productivity in mass-rearing of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)	3
Life cycle and production potential of a traditionally eaten phloem-feeding planthopper (sakondry, Zanna tenebrosa) in Madagascar	3
Why socio-economic and attitudinal factors cannot predict entomophagy in rural areas of Madagascar	3
Effect of extraction condition on technological properties of protein from Protaetia brevitarsis larvae	3
Does sous-vide cooking preserve the chemical and volatile composition of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.) fed Hermetia illucens larvae meal?	3
Strain effect on the adult performance of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L.	3
Bioconversion of fresh chicken excreta by housefly larvae (Musca domestica L.) in relation to excreta sterilisation and carbohydrate addition	3
Protein hydrolysates from silkworm (Bombyx mori) pupae protein treated with a novel neutral protease	3
In vitro assessment of protein digestibility and mineral solubility of black soldier fly larvae meals for monogastric animals	3
Unwelcome guests at farms breeding the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera Stratiomyidae)	3
Development of sustainable business models for insect-fed poultry production: opportunities and risks	3
Effect of Desmodium intortum and black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) based meal on sensory and physicochemical properties of broiler chicken meat in Kenya	3
Edible arachnids and myriapods worldwide – updated list, nutritional profile and food hygiene implications	3
Processing edible insects into powders: a review of available processes and potential microbial inactivation methods	3
Production of carotenoid-rich Hermetia illucens larvae using specific agri-food by-products	3
Utilising yellow mealworm larvae reared on deoxynivalenol-contaminated wheat as a feed ingredient for poultry diets	3
Nutrient composition of Macrotermes species consumed in the Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, South Africa	3
Flagging positive images for sting wasps: the use of vespine wasps in Guiyang City, China and its conservation implications	3
Factors affecting consumption of edible insects as food: entomophagy in Myanmar	2
Determinants of small-scale farmers’ intention to adopt insect farming for animal feed in Colombia	2
Analysis of chontacuro (Rhynchophorus palmarum L.) protein and fat content and incorporation into traditional Ecuadorian dishes	2
Evaluation of a 3D-printed pipette tip for seeding housefly eggs	2
Diseases of black soldier flies Hermetia illucens L. a future challenge for production?	2
Foodborne bacteria in raw drone brood of Apis mellifera – a preliminary survey	2
Productivity and larval growth of Tenebrio molitor reared on differently composed diets of similar nutritional composition	2
Compositional analysis of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) larvae and adults	2
Effect of drying methods on the nutrient content, protein and lipid quality of edible insects from East Africa	2
Effect of replacement of sunflower seed meal with isonitrogenous Polistes instabilis on in vitro methanogenesis and rumen fermentation	2
Introducing the special issue ‘Insects on the monogastric menu’	2
Effect of yeast supplementation on growth parameters and metabolomics of black soldier fly larvae, Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)	2
Government and industry investment plays crucial role in further establishment, evolution, and diversification of insect agriculture: a case example from the United States	2