7.15.2021

New way to control pests? Eat them

Worries over racism, waterways inspire push to rename fish

Scientists, technical journals, government agencies, language style guides, restaurants and grocery stores may have ideas about what to call them, based on differing motives — including getting more people to eat the critters.

And of course all critters have a role to play in our ecology but some, like invasive fish or all manner of insects, while not exactly pests, perhaps, are definitely annoying…

What pairs with beetle? Startups seek to make bugs tasty

Horizon Insects…is part of Europe’s nascent edible insect scene, which features dozens of bug-based businesses offering cricket chips in the Czech Republic, bug burgers in Germany and Belgian beetle beer. The European Union headquarters in Brussels is also backing research into insect-based proteins as part of a broader sustainable food strategy.

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