The ‘Must-Have’ Insect Farming Industry Publication
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Beta Bugs CEO, Thomas Farrugia introduces the special Science Edition of Beta Buzz
Dear Reader,
I like to think that our industry, like the insects we farm, has a much shorter developmental time – in the past decade the insect farming sector has rapidly developed and scaled-up to the point where it is possible to produce and supply meaningful commercial volumes.
Alongside this development there has also been a lot of research undertaken both industrially and within academic universities. It is great to see that even now this research base is starting to specialize, moving from a time where the majority of R&D done on insects was determining their ability to bioconvert different substrates, to a period in which there are focussed efforts on understanding how we can improve the rearing, genetics, nutrition and disease management within insect farming operations, along with exploring the different ways of valorizing end products. All these focussed areas will further contribute to the success of our sector.
At Beta Bugs, we decided to contribute to this effort by providing a sample of some of the cutting-edge research that is being undertaken within our sector. Specifically, in this Science Edition of Beta Buzz, we cover topics such as the different ways of improving genetic performance (pg 3-7), understanding and managing disease (pg 12-17), the power of insect frass as a fertilizer (pg 18-21) and the nutritional demand of the BSF (pg 8-11)
This publication, which differs from our existing Beta Buzz, will provide a forum for knowledge dissemination from both academia and industry, ensuring that our sector can unlock further development and growth. Going forwards, if you’d like to be involved in and contribute to future editions of this publication do reach out with your R&D results, ideas and stories at info@betabugs.uk
Yours,
Thomas Farrugia – Founder and CEO
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