Dreyer, David Frost, Barrie Mouritsen, Henrik Lefèvre, Adrien Menz, Myles Warrant, Eric
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Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience
Studying the routes flown by long-distance migratory insects comes with the obvious challenge that the animal’s body size and weight is comparably low. This makes it difficult to attach relatively heavy transmitters to these insects in order to monitor their migratory routes (as has been done for instance in several species of migratory birds. Howe...
Were, G.J. Irungu, F.G. Ngoda, P.N. Affognon, H. Ekesi, S. Nakimbugwe, D. Fiaboe, K. Mutungi, C.
Published online: 24 May 2021 / The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.) is a potential substitute of fish meal in feeds. However, information on the nutrition and safety of these feeds is inadequate. This study examined the quality of fish feed pellets extruded from blends formulated with and without black soldier fly larval meal (BSFLM). A fu...
Quque, Martin Bles, Olivier Bénard, Annaëlle Héraud, Amélie Meunier, Bastien Criscuolo, François Deneubourg, Jean-Louis Sueur, Cédric
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Insect science
In most eusocial insects, the division of labor results in relatively few individuals foraging for the entire colony. Thus, the survival of the colony depends on its efficiency in meeting the nutritional needs of all its members. Here, we characterize the network topology of a eusocial insect to understand the role and centrality of each caste in t...
Deniau, Maud Pihain, Mickael Béchade, Benoît Jung, Vincent Brunellière, Margot Gouesbet, Valérie Prinzing, Andreas
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Mammals and molluscs (MaM) are abundant herbivores of tree seeds and seedlings, but how the trees and their environment affect MaM herbivory has been little studied. MaM tend to move much larger distances during the feeding stage than the more frequently studied insect herbivores. We hypothesize that MaM (1) select and stay wit...
Popova, T. Petkov, E. Ignatova, M.
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Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
The aim of the work was to assess the effect of dietary inclusion of meals derived from black soldier fly (BSF) larvae on the performance and carcass composition in broilers. The trial was carried out with Ross 308 broilers divided in three groups according to the formulated diets: control, receiving standard diet, DFBSFM (receiving 5% partially de...
Gil, Patricia Dupuy, Virginie Koual, Rachid Exbrayat, Antoni Loire, Etienne Fall, Assane Gimonneau, Geoffrey Biteye, Biram Talla Seck, Momar Rakotoarivony, Ignace
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Our understanding of the viral communities associated to animals has not yet reached the level attained on the bacteriome. This situation is due to, among others, technical challenges in adapting metagenomics using high-throughput sequencing to the study of RNA viromes in animals. Although important developments have been achieved in most steps of ...
Vaga, M. Berggren, Å. Jansson, A.
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Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
House crickets (Acheta domesticus) are increasingly being used as food. This has the potential for a more efficient food production that also may benefit agroecosystems. As the first study to compare feeds based on European wild flowering plants as feed for house crickets we examined five common plants known to support biodiversity of wild insects ...
Ssepuuya, G. Sengendo, F. Ndagire, C. Karungi, J. Fiaboe, K.K.M. Efitre, J. Nakimbugwe, D.
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Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
The increasing demand for animal protein in sub-Saharan Africa has led to insects being considered an alternative protein source for food and feed. In Uganda, chicken mash, containing fish meal as the protein source is commonly used to rear crickets. However, fishmeal is an expensive protein source that is also human food. This study therefore aime...
Rozhnov, S. V. Rozanov, A. Yu.
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Paleontological Journal
AbstractThe main directions and results of the Paleontological Institute’s activities over the past 40 years are considered. The demand for paleontological research conducted by the Institute’s scientists has shifted from stratigraphy and geological surveying towards the study of the evolution of the biosphere and evolutionary developmental biology...
Fialho, A.T.S. Silva, A.S. Brito, C.O. Vale, P.A.C.B. Oliveira, C.J.P. Ribeiro Junior, V.
RESUMO Atualmente, tem-se discutido a utilização de insetos na alimentação animal devido ao seu potencial para substituir as fontes tradicionais de proteína utilizadas. O objetivo deste trabalho foi determinar a composição nutricional de larvas de Tenebrio molitor e de grilos do gênero Gryllus assimilis. Os teores de energia bruta (kcal/kg), proteí...
