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Food from Wood

Production of edible insects with woody materials

Description

Food from Wood is a research project about edible insects, which do not feed on staple food of humans. Rhinoceros beetles and flower chafers stand in focus. The larvae spend their development inside the soil until pupation and they feed on dead wood. After pupation, the larvae can be sieved out of the substrate and further processed to a food item. The frass of the larvae can potentially be used as a plant substrate in horticulture. In the end, a handbook will be published, which describes the whole process of the production of these insects.

Key Data

Projectlead

Prof. Dr. Jürg Grunder

Deputy Projectlead

Daniel Ambühl

Project team

Tom Bischof, Pascal Herren

Project status

completed, 11/2017 - 12/2020

Funding partner

Bundesamt für Landwirtschaft BLW

Project budget

350'000 CHF