The Ento Podcast

12/05/2025

Insect ag pioneer Aspire Food Group is actively pursuing a deal through a court-supervised process that could enable it to preserve operations

04/04/2025

🚀 Our NEW Website is LIVE! 🚀

This has been a long time in the making, and we’re beyond excited to share it with you! Our new site is packed with:
🌏 Our intercontinental tour history
🎭 Dynamic programming highlights
📺 Extensive media coverage
💡 An inspiration blog (updated regularly!)
📸 Tons of amazing photos
🦗 A brand-new webstore featuring exclusive discounts from our incredible sponsors 3 Cricketeers & Thailand Unique!
Plus, you can now support our mission by grabbing our new branded merch! 🎉

Biggest thanks to our Web Weaver, Lindsey White, who joined our journey after attending one of our lectures and has become an incredibly valuable part of our team at Brooklyn Bugs. Huge appreciation to Lunden Little for design & graphics, and special thanks to all the universities & museums that have supported our mission every step of the way.

We’ve taken a pause from touring to strategize, build partnerships, and develop exciting new ways to share our work with the world. Thank YOU for being part of this incredible, purpose-driven journey.

Check out the new site, sign up for our email list, and stay tuned for more! 🌱✨

Fearlessly forward, Chef Joseph Yoon
www.brooklynbugs.com

03/04/2025

It is a great honor to announce my Eddy Artist Residency at Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium this May with a series of special events. I’m updating and writing a whole new series of lectures, and look forward to sharing our work and food with the good people in the Northeast Kingdom.

For more information and to rsvp visit: https://fairbanksmuseum.org/chef_joseph_yoon/

06/03/2025

Tahmina Ghaffar embraces her final chance for a win against David Harper. But has the competition driven them potty as they tuck in to some 'bug-ilicious' food?

02/03/2025

Next Saturday the Hokitika Wildfoods Festival will be happening again. Featuring heaps of top line live music, feral fashion, activities, and of course plenty of different unique food experiences. Our locusts will be there again, so get along and try some delicious sky prawns.

Details can be found othe the tagged page above.

26/02/2025

Boxy na krmný hmyz ➡️ https://www.animalservis.cz/chovne-potreby/

18/02/2025

12/01/2025

** New Issue **

A new year, a new issue of the Journal of Insects as Food and Feed (Vol. 11, No. 1), which contains four Review articles (two in ) and eight Research articles (also two in ). brill.ws/jiff11-1

Table of Contents
Review articles
A bibliographic account on entomophagy in India: past records, recent trends and future prospects (1945-2023)
P. Bhadra, N. Muni, S. Borah, and J. Chakravorty

The potential of 3D food printing to promote the circular insect supply chain in achieving sustainable development goals
C. Chaimung and S. Liou

( ) Alphitobius diaperinus larvae (lesser mealworm) as human food – An approval of the European Commission – A critical review
S.A. Siddiqui, Y.S. Wu, K. Vijeepallam, K. Batumalaie, M.H.M. Hatta, H. Lutuf, R. Castro-Muñoz, I. Fernando, and S.A. Ibrahim

( ) From traditional to industrial use of insects as feed: a review
A. van Huis, C.I. Rumbos, D.G.A.B. Oonincx, S. Rojo, A. Kovitvadhi, and L. Gasco

Research articles
Cross-cultural comparison of the acceptance of insects as food among young adults in Malaysia and Japan
S.M. Lim, Y.L. Ng, M. Kagawa, J.E. Wong, M. Shinde, F. Tochinai, and B.K. Poh

A study on the differences in edible insect taxonomy groups habitually consumed by people in different regions of China
Y. Qian, S.S. Fometu, L. Ma, M. Zhao, and G. Wu

Valorisation of Tenebrio molitor beetles: enzymes-based bioprocessing to obtain a highly digestible protein hydrolysate
N. Muñoz-Seijas, H. Fernandes, D. Outeiriño, M.G. Morán-Aguilar, J.M. Domı́nguez, and J.M. Salgado

( ) Exploring edible insects as feed in the UK: current challenges and future prospects
P. Tiwasing and L. Pate
Pages: 139–155

( ) Black soldier fly larvae efficiently bioconvert the organic fraction of municipal solid waste thanks to the functional plasticity of their midgut
D. Bruno, M. Bonelli, M.C. Valoroso, D. Roma, A. Montali, M.G. Pellegrino, M. Marzari, S. Caccia, G. Tettamanti, and M. Casartelli

Evaluation of black soldier fly larvae and protease supplementation of Lohmann Brown-lite laying hens performance and egg quality
H.M. Facey, J.L. MacIsaac, J. Lu, M. Empey, X. Li, and S.A. Collins

Exploring the suitability of Hermetia illucens meal in Clarias magur catfish: effect on growth, physiology and flesh quality
A.J. Thomas, S. Khogen Singh, R. Debbarma, J. Angom, G. Waikhom, A.B. Patel, and P. Biswas

Foam-mat drying of black soldier fly larvae: optimisation of foaming, drying kinetics, and powder characteristics
F.I. Ruiz-Barreto, R.J. Bazán-Colque, D. Lozano-Vásquez, J.L. Ramı́rez Ascheri, M.I.M. Jacintho Barbosa, and J.L. Barbosa Junior

12/01/2025

https://www.betabugs.uk/ukeia-championing-a-more-sustainable-future-for-food-feed/

🌐How Does UKEIA Help Farmers Diversify into Insect Farming?
UKEIA provide a growing library of practical resources to help farmers successfully diversify into insect production—an accessible, financially viable, and eco-friendly business model that complements traditional farming practices.

UKEIA members have a shared vision of a more sustainable future for food and feed, where insects play a critical role in filling the gaps in the agri-food cycle. 🌍

💡 Discover more about UKEIA in the latest issue of Beta Buzz #5. This edition also features insights and solutions from other leading BSF equipment suppliers to help you advance your insect farming operations: https://www.betabugs.uk/beta-buzz-5/

01/07/2024

Worth a trip if you are in the area

We had a visit last week from the lovely Laurie Stevenson, who is putting on this fabulous insect-based tasting menu at the Dyfi Wildlife Centre, Cors Dyfi Reserve & Observatory on July 5th. It looks like a really great event!

07/01/2024

Beautiful magazine featuring Joseph Yoon. Order your copy here https://seismamag.com/store/447082l5pj391ahy9pyvj3azg1no3b