Feeding, Breeding and Production of Special Economic Insects
A special issue of Agriculture (ISSN 2077-0472). This special issue belongs to the section "Farm Animal Production".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2023) | Viewed by 212
Special Issue Editors
Interests: apidology; bee nutrition; bee haemolymph; bee pathogens; Black Soldier Fly; insects of economic interest
Interests: honeybees; solitary bees; enzymes; biochemistry; diet effect; bees’ behaviour; glucose oxidase; phenoloxidase; antioxidant enzymes; proteome
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The utility and economic importance of insects have been known to humans for a long time. Many beneficial insect species can be exploited for their economic value, in terms of ecosystem services (e.g., pollination), the production of commercial goods (e.g., silk), food production for animals and humans, or the biocontrol of harmful insects. Therefore, studying and understanding the biology of insects of economic interest has become increasingly important. Research has led to optimising insect breeding techniques on both a large and laboratory scale, and improving production and processing technologies for insect-derived products.
The aim of this Special Issue is to gather recent advances in the feeding, breeding and production of insects of economic value, from pollinators to insects used for biocontrol, and species bred for animal and human nutrition, including bioconverting insects used for the waste management and valorisation of by-products from the agri-food chain.
This issue will embrace multidisciplinary studies reporting the latest findings on insect management and breeding from a variety of perspectives, including nutrition, life cycle, productive performance, health, pathogens, and toxicological studies. It will include both field and in vitro rearing studies on small and large scales. This Special Issue invites all types of articles, such as original research, opinions, and reviews.
Dr. Elena Tafi
Dr. Simona Sagona
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- insect management
- in vitro rearing
- insect feeding
- edible insects
- insect production
- pollinators
- biocontrol
- insect pathogens
- bioconversion
