Edible insects as food–insect welfare and ethical aspects from a consumer perspective

N Delvendahl, BA Rumpold, N Langen - Insects, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary For prevalent livestock, animal welfare is important to consumers. With
increasing interest in edible insects, one might wonder how this concern translates to …

Future Proteins: Sustainable Diets for Tenebrio molitor Rearing Composed of Food By-Products

A Lienhard, R Rehorska, B Pöllinger-Zierler, C Mayer… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Since the human population is continuously growing, sufficient food with low environmental
impact is required. Especially, the challenge of providing proteins will deepen and insects …

Exploiting Agri-Food Waste as Feed for Tenebrio molitor Larvae Rearing: A Review

K Kotsou, T Chatzimitakos, V Athanasiadis, E Bozinou… - Foods, 2024 - mdpi.com
The agri-food industry generates substantial amounts of waste, including by-products and
residues. The increasing demand for sustainable and eco-friendly practices in the agri-food …

First Optimization of Tomato Pomace in Diets for Tenebrio molitor (L.) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

F Baldacchino, A Spagnoletta, F Lamaj, ML Vitale… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Rearing substrates based on agri-food by-products are ideal for converting
bioactive-rich waste and increasing insect quality. This approach is limited by the need to …

Beyond carrots: Evaluation of gelling agents as wet feeds for Tenebrio molitor L.(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) larvae

S Zafeiriadis, C Adamaki-Sotiraki, CI Rumbos… - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
Previous studies have shown that larvae of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor
L.(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), need a source of moisture to grow and perform well …

[PDF][PDF] The effects of the particle size of four different feeds on the larval growth of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

S Naser El Deen, T Spranghers… - European Journal of …, 2022 - biotaxa.org
Diet is one of the most important factors affecting the growth and lifecycle of Tenebrio molitor
L. The chemical and nutritional properties of the diet of mealworms are well studied whereas …

[HTML][HTML] Ecotoxicological Effects of the Herbicide Metribuzin on Tenebrio molitor Hemocytes

ML Vommaro, M Guadagnolo, M Lento, A Giglio - Environments, 2025 - mdpi.com
Herbicides are synthetic chemicals that are extensively employed in agricultural practices
with the objective of enhancing crop yield and quality. Despite their selectivity for plant …

Mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) rearing and growth optimization as a sustainable food source using various larval diets under laboratory conditions

AA Shah, A Usman, S Khan, F Khan… - Entomologia …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A new approach to supplying foods and feeds that are high in protein has emerged in the
form of insect farming. Insect‐farmed food may also serve as part of a sustainable diet for …

[PDF][PDF] Edible Insects as Food–Insect Welfare and Ethical Aspects from a Consumer Perspective. Insects 2022, 13, 121

N Delvendahl, BA Rumpold, N Langen - 2022 - depositonce.tu-berlin.de
A growing number of studies underline consumers' concerns about the importance of animal
welfare as a general concept for consumers' purchase decisions. In particular, consumers …

Productivity and larval growth of Tenebrio molitor reared on differently composed diets of similar nutritional composition

SN El Deen, F Lamaj - Journal of Insects as Food and …, 2021 - wageningenacademic.com
The artificial diet of Tenebrio molitor has been a focal point of many studies that aimed to
design the best diet combination. Recently, studies are focusing on the use of by-products …