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Lado P, Rogers DC, Cernicchiaro N, Swistek S, Van Nest K, Shults P, Ewing RD, Okeson D, Brabec D, Cohnstaedt LW. Assessment of the USDA Biomass Harvest Trap (USDA-BHT) device as an insect harvest and mosquito surveillance tool. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC ENTOMOLOGY 2024:toae095. [PMID: 38970358 DOI: 10.1093/jee/toae095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/22/2024] [Indexed: 07/08/2024]
Abstract
Insects are a promising source of high-quality protein, and the insect farming industry will lead to higher sustainability when it overcomes scaling up, cost effectiveness, and automation. In contrast to insect farming (raising and breeding insects as livestock), wild insect harvesting (collecting agricultural insect pests), may constitute a simple sustainable animal protein supplementation strategy. For wild harvest to be successful sufficient insect biomass needs to be collected while simultaneously avoiding the collection of nontarget insects. We assessed the performance of the USDA Biomass Harvest Trap (USDA-BHT) device to collect flying insect biomass and as a mosquito surveillance tool. The USDA-BHT device was compared to other suction traps commonly used for mosquito surveillance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) light traps, Encephalitis virus surveillance traps, and Biogents Sentinel traps). The insect biomass harvested in the USDA-BHT was statistically higher than the one harvested in the other traps, however the mosquito collections between traps were not statistically significantly different. The USDA-BHT collected some beneficial insects, although it was observed that their collection was minimized at night. These findings coupled with the fact that sorting time to separate the mosquitoes from the other collected insects was significantly longer for the USDA-BHT, indicate that the use of this device for insect biomass collection conflicts with its use as an efficient mosquito surveillance tool. Nevertheless, the device efficiently collected insect biomass, and thus can be used to generate an alternative protein source for animal feed.
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- Paula Lado
- National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), P.O. Box 1807, Manhattan, KS 66505, USA
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- Kansas Biological Survey, and The Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS 66047, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS 39762, USA
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- National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), P.O. Box 1807, Manhattan, KS 66505, USA
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506, USA
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- Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), 1515 College Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), P.O. Box 1807, Manhattan, KS 66505, USA
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- Rolling Hills Zoo, 625 N Hedville Road, Salina, KS 67401, USA
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- Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), 1515 College Ave., Manhattan, KS 66502, USA
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- National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS), P.O. Box 1807, Manhattan, KS 66505, USA
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Siddiqui SA, Tettey E, Yunusa BM, Ngah N, Debrah SK, Yang X, Fernando I, Povetkin SN, Shah MA. Legal situation and consumer acceptance of insects being eaten as human food in different nations across the world-A comprehensive review. Compr Rev Food Sci Food Saf 2023; 22:4786-4830. [PMID: 37823805 DOI: 10.1111/1541-4337.13243] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 08/06/2023] [Accepted: 08/28/2023] [Indexed: 10/13/2023]
Abstract
Insect consumption is a traditional practice in many countries. Currently, the urgent need for ensuring food sustainability and the high pressure from degrading environment are urging food scientists to rethink the possibility of introducing edible insects as a promising food type. However, due to the lack of the standardized legislative rules and the adequate scientific data that demonstrate the safety of edible insects, many countries still consider it a grey area to introduce edible insects into food supply chains. In this review, we comprehensively reviewed the legal situation, consumer willingness, acceptance, and the knowledge on edible insect harvesting, processing as well as their safety concerns. We found that, despite the great advantage of introducing edible insects in food supply chains, the legal situation and consumer acceptance for edible insects are still unsatisfactory and vary considerably in different countries, which mostly depend on geographical locations and cultural backgrounds involving psychological, social, religious, and anthropological factors. Besides, the safety concern of edible insect consumption is still a major issue hurdling the promotion of edible insects, which is particularly concerning for countries with no practice in consuming insects. Fortunately, the situation is improving. So far, some commercial insect products like energy bars, burgers, and snack foods have emerged in the market. Furthermore, the European Union has also recently issued a specific item for regulating new foods, which is believed to establish an authorized procedure to promote insect-based foods and should be an important step for marketizing edible insects in the near future.
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- Shahida Anusha Siddiqui
- Technical University of Munich, Campus Straubing for Biotechnology and Sustainability, Straubing, Germany
- German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL e.V.), D-Quakenbrück, Germany
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- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research - Oil Palm Research Institute, Sekondi, Takoradi W/R, Ghana
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- Faculty of Bioresources and Food Industry, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin, Besut, Terengganu, Malaysia
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- Department of Horticulture and Crop Production, University of Energy and Natural Resources, Sunyani, Ghana
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Plant Pest and Diseases, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, East Java, Indonesia
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- Department of Economics, Kabridahar University, Kabridahar, Somali, Ethiopia
- School of Business, Woxsen University, Hyderabad, India
- Division of Research and Development, Lovely Professional University, Phagwara, Punjab, India
- Research Fellow, INTI International University, Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
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Barragán-Fonseca KB, Cortés-Urquijo J, Pineda-Mejía J, Lagos-Sierra D, Dicke M. Small-scale Black Soldier Fly-fish farming: a model with socioeconomic benefits. Anim Front 2023; 13:91-101. [PMID: 37583802 PMCID: PMC10425140 DOI: 10.1093/af/vfad030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/17/2023] Open
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- Karol B Barragán-Fonseca
- Animal Production Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Sociology of Development and Change Group, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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- Animal Production Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Universidad Nacional de Colombia – Sede Bogotá, Bogotá, Colombia
- EntoPro SAS – Insect Farming Technologies, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Institute of Political Studies and International Relations, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands
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Abril S, Pinzón M, Hernández-Carrión M, Sánchez-Camargo ADP. Edible Insects in Latin America: A Sustainable Alternative for Our Food Security. Front Nutr 2022; 9:904812. [PMID: 35711558 PMCID: PMC9196879 DOI: 10.3389/fnut.2022.904812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
Abstract
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 convenient products. Recent studies show that the current food production system is unsustainable over time and therefore is necessary to create new alternatives of production. New food trends are focused on the consumption of natural products, that have an eco-friendly production approach, and a beneficial nutritional profile for the consumer’s health. Hence, products are being created to not only have good organoleptic characteristics, but also to contain a wide variety of micro and macronutrients, and to be sustainable within their production. For this reason, the use of raw materials that satisfy the needs previously mentioned is being implemented. For instance, the use of insects as raw material, because they have a high protein content comparable to animal-based foods. Specifically, ants and crickets can contain between 9 and 77% protein of dry weight, while beef contains between 25 and 28%. On the other hand, insects present an ease and sustainable production system, compared to livestock farming, since some of them feed with food waste generated by humans. In addition, require less food for their upbringing; insects can convert 2 kg of feed into 1 kg of insect mass, while cattle use 8 kg of feed to produce 1 kg of body weight. On the other hand, there is evidence that insects produce fewer greenhouse gases during their production, for example, pigs produce between 10 and 100 times more greenhouse gases per kg of weight. United States, Mexico, Chile, Peru, and Argentina have begun to develop and consume these products; thus, promoting different and new ventures. Large-scale production of insect-based food products could help solve or even prevent the looming food problem and contribute to the sustainable development goals set by the United Nations. Thus, the aim of this review work was to compile and investigate the edible insect’s alternatives in Latin America, as well as the commercially available or potential derivative products. We discussed the nutritional value of edible insects, and how they could contribute to food security.
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- Silvana Abril
- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Grupo de Diseño de Productos y Procesos (GDPP), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Grupo de Diseño de Productos y Procesos (GDPP), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Grupo de Diseño de Productos y Procesos (GDPP), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Department of Chemical and Food Engineering, Grupo de Diseño de Productos y Procesos (GDPP), Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
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Challinor AJ, Arenas-Calles LN, Whitfield S. Measuring the Effectiveness of Climate-Smart Practices in the Context of Food Systems: Progress and Challenges. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2022. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2022.853630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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