Insects as sustainable feed for a circular economy

The InsectFeed programme aims to generate high-quality fundamental knowledge on using fly larvae as animal feed in poultry production systems. 

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INSECTFEED

What we do

InsectFeed is a research consortium in the Netherlands, focusing on the production of insects for poultry feed as a part of a sustainable circular economy.


OUR AIM

Contribute to sustainable feed production using insects

OUR APPROACH

Houseflies and black soldier flies as a low-value input, high value-output feed product

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Latest news of the consortium

New publication! Automatic dispenser of live Black Soldier Fly larvae to feed poultry

Article in Journal of Insects as Food and Feed by Anna Dörper, Gerrit Gort, Teun Veldkamp and Marcel Dicke
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New publication! Effects of the mycotoxins aflatoxin B1, deoxynivalenol and zearalenone on survival, biomass and toxin accumulation in Musca domestica larvae

Article in World Mycotoxin Journal by Kelly Niermans, Elise Hoek-van den Hil, Ruud van Dam, Ine van der Fels-Klerx en […]
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New publication! Temperature-modulated host-pathogen interactions between Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) and Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5

Article in Journal of Invertebrate Pathology, by Parth Shah, Xinyan Ruan, Joop van Loon and Marcel Dicke
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External news

News related to the topic of insects as food and feed outside of the work done withinthe InsectFeed consortium. 

Book Chapter in “Our Future Proteins”
Recently the book ‘Our Future Proteins’ was published, in which a chapter was included written […]
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Massakweek insecten op pluimveemest goed mogelijk
Article on the Dutch website pluimveeweb with Leo Beukeboom.
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Overcoming Technical and Market Barriers to Enable Sustainable Large-Scale Production and Consumption of Insect Proteins in Europe: A SUSINCHAIN Perspective
Opinion article published in MDPI Insects
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Insect Trash Could be a Farmer’s Treasure
Article in New York Times about the use of insect frass and exuviae in agriculture.
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Webinars

For the past years, many meetings have moved online, connecting people all over the world and allowing unique opportunities to also share these meetings to a broader audience. Here we collect webinars and informational videos to provide more background information on insects as food and feed.

“Kunnen we veilig insecten kweken op organische reststromen? Dat zoeken we uit in Safe Insects”

Explanatory video for the work done by the Safe Insects project, explained […]
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Insects to close the loop: for circular agriculture and for peace

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De kippen zien ze vliegen (Dutch)

Webinar from 18th of May 2021 about growing houseflies as chicken feed, […]
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This project is supported by the Dutch Research Agenda of the Dutch Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)