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Perspective Chapter: Technological Strategies to Increase Insect Consumption – Transformation of Commodities Meal and Oil into Food/Functional Ingredients
(IntechOpen, 2023)
Insects have been proposed as an alternative source of nutrients to conventional foods, mainly protein sources because they have excellent nutritional quality and are sustainable. However, there are multiple barriers to ...
Macrophytes in tropical shallow lakes: An important food item to benthic entomofauna or an underused resource?
(2019-01-01)
Although macrophytes are known to increase benthic diversity in lakes, the importance of this resource as food for the insects living at the bottom of these ecosystems are still poorly understood. This study assessed the ...
Bitter stimuli modulate the feeding decision of a blood-sucking insect via two sensory inputs
(Company of Biologists, 2014-08)
The gustatory system of animals is involved in food quality assessment and controls the feeding decision of an individual confronted with a potential alimentary source. Triatomines are haematophagous insects that feed on ...
Insetos na alimentação: desmistificando e recriando concepções na escola
(Universidade Tecnológica Federal do ParanáDois VizinhosBrasilLicenciatura em Ciências BiológicasUTFPR, 2016-12-09)
The exponential increase in population, the planet has been suffering negative impacts on the living conditions of humanity, especially in the food demand, in particular, with regard to animal protein. One the alternatives ...
Insects as feed for companion and exotic pets: a current trend
(MDPI, 2022)
Simple Summary Currently, there is a wide variety of insect-based pet foods and treats; however, there are several questions about the nutritional contribution of insects for dogs and cats, their health effects, safety ...
Morphology and physiology of the olfactory system of blood-feeding insects
(Elsevier, 2014-04)
Several blood-feeding (hematophagous) insects are vectors of a number of diseases including dengue, Chagas disease and leishmaniasis which persistently affect public health throughout Latin America. The vectors of those ...
The role of leaf cellulose content in determining host plantpreferences of three defoliating insects present in theAndean-Patagonian forest
(Wiley Blackwell Publishing, Inc, 2017-06-13)
Phytophagous insects choose their feeding resources according to their own requirements in addition to properties of the host plants, such as biomechanical defences. The feeding preferences of the native folivorous insects ...
Carrion Feeding By Spiderlings Of The Cob-Web Spider Theridion evexum(Araneae, Theridiidae)
(2007)
The use of carrion to feed spiderlings has never previously been observed in spiders. Here we show that the theridiid Theridion evexum Keyserling 1884 stored dead insectan prey for up to one week prior to the emergence of ...