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Cricket Farming 101: Humidity

Humidity. Special “Cricket Farming 101” sponsor: Yes Crickets

#73 “Insects Did It First” co-Author Dr. Gregory Paulson

Our guest this week is Dr. Gregory Paulson co-author of the book Insects Did It First (co-authored by entomologist Eric Eaton), Dr. Paulson Shares with us all kinds of mind blowing insects did it first facts. Dr. Paulson tells us stories of...

#72 GAIA Girls!

Our guests today are Claudia & Lindsay, co-founders of Gaia protein, providing delicious and nutritious products made from crickets farmed up in Canada. Our Bug Wagon crowdfunder continues. Over in the Bugible Kitchen Aly Moore brings us a wonderful new dish “Spicy...

Entomology

There is Always an Alternative to Neonicotinoid Pesticides

Many believe (like Harvard School of Public Health) they are one of the chief culprits in the global insect die-offs.

Video: Are Locusts the Food of the Future?

Are Locusts the Food of the Future?

Cricket Mothers Imprint Eggs Instilling Spider Avoidance

When the baby crickets hatched, researchers discovered major behavioral differences between the crickets whose mothers had faced stalking spiders and those from the spider-free enclosure.

Farming

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