Today on The Ento Podcast we have another a review of this month's Insects as food and feed conference We also have a new sponsor - Crunchy Critters The UK’s leading supplier of internationally sourced, varied and exclusive ready-to-eat edible insects and arachnids. Use ENTO10 at checkout to get 10% off your shop The Insects as food and feed conference This was a two day Conference on Insects as Food and Feed, Special Interest Group and was held by the Royal Entomological Society on April 2-3, 2019 at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. It brought together UK producers and users of insect-based products both as animal feed and as a novel protein source in human diets, where we had the opportunity to discuss the progress that has been made over the last year and exchange ideas. Day one focused on insects as food, and day two examined insects as animal feed. Both days begin with a case study followed by three short presentations that outline developments and challenges in that sector. Day One Case Study 1 - Andy Holcroft from Grub Kitchen.    Grub Kitchen is based on the award-winning visitor attraction, academic centre of excellence, and working farm- The Bug Farm Case Study 2 - "Fantastic (mini) beasts & how not to kill them" - Gary Needham from Syngenta Case Study 3 - "Technological enhancements for insect breeding" - Roko Bosnjak from Entocycle Day Two Case Study 1 - "Multibox & the wider industry" - Paul Wright from Multibox Case Study 2 - "Antimicrobial peptides in insect farming"  - Chris Leonard & Tristan Cogan from IMBT Case Study 3 - "Histology in insects" - Benjamin Kennedy - Veterinary Surgeon   Mentioned in the show Kric8 Crunchy Critters - Don't forget to use ENTO10 at checkout The Royal Entomological Society Royal Agricultural University Grub Kitchen The Bug Farm Syngenta Entocycle Multibox IMBT Woven Network Michelmores ADAS Farm491 Ento News Feed - Facebook Group The Entopodcast - Facebook page BUG - Insect food meal box