Journal of Insects As Food and Feed

Article	Citations
Age and calorific restriction impact immature black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) thermal tolerance and preference	175
Development of nutrient-rich cookies using black soldier fly (BSF) flour	118
Alphitobius diaperinus larvae (lesser mealworm) as human food – An approval of the European Commission – A critical review	86
Overview of larvae of red palm weevil,Rhynchophorus ferrugineus (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), as human food	80
Evaluation of innovative insect-based products by Portuguese consumers using a repeated exposure approach under a controlled setting	75
Costa Rica’s potential for entotechnology development: an ecosystem and entomophagy perspective	74
Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) as a meat replacer in a burger patty	71
Effect of seasonality and pretreatment of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste for black soldier fly larvae production	68
Exploring the nutrient composition of sericigenous insects of Manipur: a scientific inquiry into their edible potential	63
Ileal digestibility of amino acids in defatted black soldier fly larva meal and adult black soldier fly fed to pigs	61
Beneficial effects of silkworm (Bombyx mori) pupal oil on serum and hepatic lipid parameters in high fat diet fed rats	59
Effect of dietary supplementation withTenebrio molitor wholemeal and fermented flour modulating adipose lipogenesis gene expression in obese mice	57
Dynamic vapour sorption isotherms and isosteric heats of sorption of two edible insects (Cirina forda andRhyncophorus phoenicis)	56
Density-dependent development of the yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)	53
Zootechnical performance, feed efficiency and larval composition of Zophobas morio (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) fed with poultry litter-based diets	50
Increasing nutritional value using alternative protein from sago worm in gluten-free biscuit products	48
Artificial diet for Samia ricini: key considerations and formulation strategies – a review	47
Improved gonadal sperm reserves, growth performance, and antioxidant capacity of maturity V-line rabbits fedVespa oriental meal	44
Can crickets recognise bacterially contaminated feed? Gryllus assimilis odour perception of Escherichia coli	44
Legislative landscape of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) as feed	42
Evaluation of different food waste for sustainable mass rearing of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L) in Bangladesh	41
Exploring insect meals as novel sources of vitamin D: evaluation of vitamin D precursors, biofortification by UV-B exposure, and in vivo efficacy	41
African traditional use of edible insects and challenges towards the future trends of food and feed	40
Taurine content of insects used as feed	38
Miniaturized NIR and MIR spectroscopy for insect lipid characterization	37

A bibliographic account on entomophagy in India: past records, recent trends and future prospects (1945-2023)	37
The effect of transport temperature and duration on survival and growth of house cricket nymphs and eggs	34
Effects of fishmeal substitution with Hermetia illucens L on the growth, metabolism and disease resistance of Micropterus salmoides	32
Introducing the special issue ‘Insects on the monogastric menu’	31
A common edible insect (Antheraea assamensis) protein hydrolysate regulates LPS-induced oxidative stress and inflammation by modulating the TLR4/NF- κ β Signaling Pathway	31
Determinants of small-scale farmers’ intention to adopt insect farming for animal feed in Colombia	31
Socio-economic exploitation of edible caterpillars in the bimodal rainforest zone of Cameroon	30
How different successive elaboration methods affect Hermetia illucens meals? Macronutrients, in vitro protein digestibility, oxidative status and hygienic-sanitary quality	28
Crisis in South Korean cricket farms: Occurrence of Gryllus bimaculatus densovirus and its spread	27
Effects of diet on the biological activities and content of functional components of silkworm Bombyx mori and its faeces	26
Exploring the potential of cotton leafworm (Spodoptera litura) as a sustainable and efficient alternative protein source in broiler feed	26
Tissue distribution of minerals and antinutrients of Clanis bilineata tsingtauica Mell larvae based on different methods of consumption	25
Use of black soldier fly and house fly in feed to promote sustainable poultry production	24
Effect of yeast supplementation on growth parameters and metabolomics of black soldier fly larvae,Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)	24
Enhancing the nutritional value of black soldier fly larvae through the nutrient amino acid transporter suppression in the excretion system	24
Prospects of edible insects as sustainable protein for food and feed – a review	23
Performance of the house cricket (Acheta domesticus) on by-product diets in small-scale production	23
Economic supply chain modelling of industrial insect production in the Netherlands	23
Fate of polychlorobiphenyls in Tenebrio molitor larvae: consequences for further use as food and feed	23
Black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) as a sustainable and concentrated source of bioavailable lutein for feed	23
Indigenous knowledge interaction network between host plants and edible insects in the Ecuadorian Amazon	21
Sensory propertıes of chocolate fılled wıth grasshopper flour as a sustaınable food and ıts effect on consumer behavıour	21
Apparent total tract digestibility of calcium and phosphorus from partially defatted Hermetia illucens larvae meal in pigs	20
Entomophagy in western Kenya: consumption patterns and the role of psychological and socio-cultural factors	19
Understanding attitudes and associations of Costa Ricans towards insect consumption	19
Effects of functional polysaccharide from silkworm as an immunostimulant on transcriptional profiling and disease resistance in fish	18
Biochemical profile of the native seaweed fly Fucellia maritima (Haliday, 1838) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) reared on five different substrates	18
Diet particle size influences tropical house cricket life history	18
Temperature-modified density effects in the black soldier fly: low larval density leads to large size, short development time and high fat content	18
Biomimicry in love-cage design: boosting black soldier fly mass production	18
Comparison of technological and physicochemical properties of cricket powders of different origin	18
Harvesting, culinary importance and nutritional value of “toritos” (Umbonia reclinata G. 1835) (Homoptera: Membracidae) used as food in Tlaxcala, Mexico	18
Nutritional comparison of abdominal and whole part of Javanese grasshopper (Valanga nigricornis) for meat analog formula as sustainable protein innovation	18
Basil (Ocimum basilicum) growth and biochemical attributes are influenced by various black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae frass types	17
Effects of treatment process on larvae growth performance and nutrient yield during cyanobacteria bioconversion by black soldier fly	17
The use of seaweed as sustainable feed ingredient for the house cricket (Acheta domesticus): investigating cricket performance and nutritional composition	17
Host tree-based scenario modelling for predicting a key edible insect, mopane worm Gonimbrasia belina (Westwood, 1894) distribution in Southern Africa	17
Functional properties ofOryctes rhinoceros larvae protein hydrolysates affected by different enzyme concentration and hydrolysis time	17
Bacterial and fungal microbes associated with cricket rearing systems in the tropics	16
Soil saprophages as an emerging global source of micronutrients	16
Hygienic indicator bacteria in the 2 species of wild-caught Japanese cicadas, large brown cicadas and robust cicadas	16
Consumer response to insects as pet food	16
Strain effect on the adult performance of the yellow mealworm,Tenebrio molitor L.	15
Novel food systems: An integrative conceptual framework based on organisational arrangements	15
Silkworm sericin peptides alleviate the hardening of soy protein bars during early storage	15
Determinants of profitability of black soldier fly farming enterprise in Kenya	15
Effects of vacuum and multiflash drying on the microbiota and colour of dried yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor)	15
Edible insects as a sustainable solution to food insecurity in conflict-ridden regions of Cameroon	14
Heat stress has immediate and persistent effects on immunity and development of Tenebrio molitor	14
Effects of dietary defatted Periplaneta americana meal on the growth, antioxidant status, immunity, hepatic and intestinal health of Nile tilapia	14

BugBook: life cycle, reproduction, and morphofunctional characterisation of the gut, fat body, and haemocytes in the black soldier fly	14
From traditional to industrial use of insects as feed: a review	14
Mealworms for food and feed: are they only yellow?	14
Grasshoppers and locusts as human foods – a comprehensive review	13
Edible cockroaches as food and feed – A systematic review on health benefits, nutritional aspects and consumer acceptance	13
Foam-mat drying of black soldier fly larvae: optimisation of foaming, drying kinetics, and powder characteristics	13
Enhancing the nutritional value of bread by the addition of insect powder: a novel class of food protein additives	13
BugBook: How to explore and exploit the insect-associated microbiome	12
Convective drying of Cirina forda caterpillars: drying kinetics and shrinkage	12
From carrots to gelling agents: a new era of wet feed in lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) rearing	12
Effects of dietary black soldier fly larvae meal inclusion on the growth performance and intestinal health of Silkie crossbreed chicken	12
Towards good practices for research on Acheta domesticus, the house cricket	12
Production of carotenoid-richHermetia illucens larvae using specific agri-food by-products	12
Effect of edible insect powder incorporation on nutritional and sensory properties of food products: a systematic review	12
Insect feed in sustainable crustacean aquaculture	12
Cannibalism among adult bush crickets (Ruspolia differens) when fed on different insect preys and artificial diets	12
Two-lined velvet hawkmoth (Clanis bilineata) larvae enhance egg-laying performance and metabolic health in aging Suyou No. 2 laying ducks	12
Purification of novel polypeptides from bee pupae and their immunomodulatory activityin vivo andin vitro	12
A comprehensive analysis of coffee silverskin bioconversion by Hermetia illucens larvae	11
Can black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) be reared on waste streams for food and feed? – A safety perspective	11
Insects to Feed the World 2020 Virtual Conference	11
Optimization of air drying of whole-flavoured Acheta domesticus to improve quality and safety	11
Effect of different inclusion levels of defatted Hermetia illucens larvae meal on fillet quality of gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata)	11
Comparison of oil quality characteristics of Locusta migratoria, Allomyrina dichotoma, and Tenebrio molitor obtained using different extraction methods	11
Edible insects and food safety: allergy	11
Evaluation of the antagonistic activity of black soldier fly frass extracts against plant pathogens using single- and double-layer agar bioassays	11
Foreword	11
Frass pre-treatment and application method impact spring wheat vegetative growth and nutrient concentration	11
Insights to the entomophagic and entomotherapeutic traditions among the tribes of the sub-Himalayan West Bengal	11
Unveiling the protein puzzle: How does protein in the feeding substrate affect Zophobas morio larval growth and performance?	11
Edible insects as foods: mapping scientific publications and product launches in the global market (1996-2021)	10
Microbiological and chemical safety ofBombyx mori farmed in north-eastern Italy as a novel food source	10
Technological evaluation of defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal as a food ingredient in adult maintenance dog biscuits	10
Enhancing black soldier fly larval production from sugarcane bagasse through hydrothermal, enzymatic, and microbial treatment	10
Characterisation of pH-shift-produced protein isolates from sago palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) larvae	10
The role of information and attitudes towards more sustainable technologies in the acceptance of insects as a food ingredient	10
Metabonomic analysis of the haemolymph reveals the dual effects of dietary selenium supplementations on growth of silkwormBombyx mori	10
Evolution of the mineral concentration and bioaccumulation of the black soldier fly,Hermetia illucens, feeding on two different larval media	10
Preliminary project design for insect production: part 4 – facility considerations	10
Effect of astaxanthin isomer supplementation on their accumulation in edible orthopterans: migratory locusts and two-spotted crickets	10
Immunity-related genes can serve as early diagnostic markers for infection in housefly rearing systems	10
Do antimicrobial peptide levels alter performance of insect-based aquaculture feeds – a study using genetic models of insect immune activation	10
Effects of two diets on adults’ survival and productivity in mass-rearing ofTenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)	10
Application of laboratory methods for understanding fish responses to black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) based diets	10
Insects as a source of phenolic compounds and potential health benefits	9
Insects to Feed the World 2022	9
Nutritive value of cereal grains, protein meals and by-products for yellow mealworms	9
Visualising the nutritional performance landscapes for the black soldier fly,Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)	9
Hermetia illucens larvae fat vs coconut oil to obtain free lauric acid-rich products by chemical or enzymatic hydrolysis	9
Morphological description and DNA barcoding of an edible insect and its host plant in Oaxaca, Mexico	9
Optimal dietary protein to carbohydrate ratio for black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae	9
Retention and excretion of microplastics by Yellow Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) larvae reared on an amino formaldehyde polymer microbeads contaminated substrate	9
Importance of the Oriental mole cricket (Gryllotalpa orientalis) to gatherers’ livelihoods in Guiyang city, China	8
Solvent extraction optimisation and validation of the HPLC-DAD method for quantification of 5-hydroxyindolin-2-one inProtaetia brevitarsis seulensis larvae extracts	8
BugBook: Considerations for designing and performing insect larvae production experiments	8
Prospects of using insects as alternative protein sources in broiler diets	8
Freezing storage combined with freeze-drying of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae to produce oil rich in free lauric acid	8
Edible Lepidoptera as human foods – a comprehensive review	8
Germinated finger millet supplemented with dry maize cob is a promising diet for the farming of edible grasshopper, Ruspolia differens	8
Function of yeast extract in greater wax moth farming: does yeast extract always improve the development and reproduction of insects?	8
Edible insects as a sustainable protein source: a meta-analysis	8
Regulations on insects as food and feed: a global comparison	8
Ability of black soldier fly larvae to bioaccumulate tocopherols from different substrates and measurement of larval tocopherol bioavailability in vitro	8
Insects as pets and food: influence of childhood experiences with insects on acceptance of entomophagy	8
Black soldier fly farming in Bangladesh: current practices, farmer’s challenges and future opportunities	8
Biomanufacturing of a functional microbial phytase in an insect host	8
Trapping, identification and rearing of edible palm weevils in Kenya and Uganda	8
Dielectric drying of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens): impact on microbiological product quality, safety and stability	8
Digestibility of defatted insect meals for rainbow trout aquafeeds	8
Scarabaeidae as human food – A comprehensive review	8
Neuroprotective effect of mealworm protein hydrolysate-derived bioactive peptides in human microglial cells	8
Preliminary project design for insect production: part 3 – sub-process types and reactors	7
Substrates: a solution to the mass production of African palm weevil (Rhynchophorus phoenicis) (F.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	7
Evaluation of agar as nutrient carrier for the enhancement of Alphitobius diaperinus larval growth	7
A method for in-situ assessment of soybean suitability to Clanis bilineata tsingtauica Mell and selecting for rearing specialized varieties	7
Preliminary project design for insect production: part 1 – overall mass and energy/heat balances	7
Lessons from a participatory community cricket breeding project in Vientiane Province, Lao PDR	7
Replacement of fish meal with defatted black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in diet of Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei): growth, flesh quality and transcriptome	7
A hungry need for knowledge on the black soldier fly digestive system	7
Edible wild field cricket (Brachytrupes portentosus) trading in Bangladesh	7

Rhinoceros beetle (Oryctes sp.) larvae as a nutrient rich delicacy: a comparison of nutrient profiles from four counties in western Kenya	7
Flies and beetles-mediated transmission of pathogens in domestic pigs: a systematic review	7
Substrate as insect feed for bio-mass production	7
GIS-based multi-criteria territorial suitability assessment for insect farms: a case study for North Italy	6
Comparison of DNA-based methods for the detection of meat feeding in Alphitobius diaperinus larvae	6
Performance, nutrient digestibility and selected gut health parameters of broilers fed with black soldier fly, lesser mealworm and yellow mealworm	6
Effects of replacing protein with non-protein nitrogen sources on growth, development and composition of Tenebrio molitor larvae	6
Microbial and biochemical characterisation of fermented house crickets (Acheta domesticus) and mealworm larvae (Tenebrio molitor)	6
Anti-microbial and digestibility trials of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in rats, rabbits, and reptiles as a model for humans – a review	6
Probiotic properties of an indigenous Pediococcus pentosaceus strain on Tenebrio molitor larval growth and survival	6
Tenebrio molitor L. larvae inclusion in quail diet as a fat source: effects on performance, meat quality, and fatty acid composition	6
Towards monitoring of a cricket production using instance segmentation	6
Effects of rearing substrate and larval stage on the contamination levels of chemicals in black soldier fly larvae	6
Antioxidant activity ofGryllus assimilis meal hydrolysed byAspergillus oryzae proteases	6
Introducing the special issue ‘Application of insect ingredients in sustainable aquaculture’	6
Substrates most preferred for black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) oviposition are not the most suitable for their larval development	6
Taxonomic, economic, culinary and industrial analysis of some edible insects of the Order Orthoptera of Mexico	6
Reviewing entomophagy in the Democratic Republic of Congo: species and host plant diversity, seasonality, patterns of consumption and challenges of the edible insect sector	6
Comparative analysis of growth models for rainbow trout fed varying levels of fish meal replacement by black soldier fly meal	5
Standardising black soldier fly larvae feeding experiments: an initial protocol and variability estimates	5
Nursery diet exclusion during the development of Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in restaurant food waste	5
Nutritive value of feed substrate waste from black soldier fly larvae production, and its potential as an aquafeed ingredient	5
A new strategy in rearing of European flounder: using live Enchytraeus albidus to enhance juvenile growth	5
Insects as a food source for indigenous communities in Colombia: a review and research perspectives	5
Optimal substrates for producing housefly larvae with high nutritional composition for sustainable poultry feed in Niger	5
The more, the better? Effect of density on the growth of the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)	5
Madagascar cockroach meal and Spirulina as fish meal replacements in diets for Nile tilapia: effects on growth, assimilation and hepatoprotection	5
Eating insects – from acceptable to desirable consumer products	5
In vitro nutrient digestibility values of black soldier fly as a swine feed ingredient can be estimated by nitrogen concentrations	5
Nutritional profile of a novel artificial diet and the effect of photoperiod on the fitness parameters of rearedRuspolia differens	5
Dietary replacement of soybean meal with black soldier fly larvae meal improves growth and disease resistance in juvenile Pangasius bocourti	5
Consumers perception of insect-based foods in Lebanon: A novel sustainable food source	5
Nutritional composition and safety aspects of Asian giant hornet, Vespa magnifica (Hymenoptera: Vespidae): commonly consumed edible insect in Manipur, North East India	5
DietaryPeriplaneta americana extract improved the growth performance, immune, and antioxidative status, and crowding stress responses in Nile tilapia	5
Genome-wide identification and transcriptome-based expression pattern of chemosensory genes in two wild silkmoths,Antheraea pernyi andAntheraea yamamai	5
Increasing academic interest in edible insects: the Journal of Insects as Food and Feed	5
Environmental aspects of insect mass production	5
Dried crickets (Gryllus sigillatus) or black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae meal for broiler chickens: nutrient composition and digestibility	5
Effects of the substitution of fishmeal with mealworm meal on enzymes, haemolymph and intestinal microbiota of the Pacific white shrimp	5
Flagging positive images for sting wasps: the use of vespine wasps in Guiyang City, China and its conservation implications	5