Insects as Food and Feed: In Practice & Perspective
Insects as Food and Feed: In Practice & Perspective
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Barragan-Fonseca, K.B., M. Dicke and J.J.A. van Loon. 2017. Nutritional value of the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens L.) and its suitability as animal feed – a review. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed: 3 (2), 105 - 120. Highly cited paper (Clarivate, Web of Science). https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2016.0055
Moreno, L.P., Betancourt López, L.L., Barragán-Fonseca, K.Y., Barragán-Fonseca, K.B. 2025. Valoración nutricional y económica de larvas de mosca soldado-negra (Hermetia illucens) en dietas de pollos de engorde en un modelo comunitario. Archivos Latinoamericanos De Producción Animal 33 (2), 107-22. https://doi.org/10.53588/alpa.330204.
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B. 2025. BioInsectonomy: A Circular Agrifood Economy Based on Insects as Animal Feed. In: Meneses-Jácome, A., Schmid-Staiger, U., Guarín C., T.C. (eds) The Circular Bioeconomy in Industry. Waste as a Resource. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84359-4_14
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B. and Llauradó Casares, R. 2024. Estado actual de la producción de insectos como alimento humano y animal en Latinoamérica. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal. 32 (2). https://doi.org/10.53588/alpa.320203
Caparros-Megido R., Francis F., Haubruge E., Le Gall P., Tomberlin J.K., Miranda C.D., Jordan H.R., Picard C.J, Pino M.J.M., Ramos-Elordy J., Katz E., Barragán-Fonseca K.B., Costa-Neto E.M., Ponce-Reyes R., Wijffels G., Ghosh S., Jung C., Han Y.S., Conti B., Vilcinskas A., Tanga C.M., Kababu M.O., Beesigamukama D., Morales Ramos J.A. & van Huis A. 2024. A worldwide overview of the status and prospects of edible insect production. Entomologie Generalis. 44(1), 3-27. https://doi.org/10.1127/entomologia/2023/2279
Bonilla-Amaya, M.F., Muñoz-Ramírez, A.P., Aguilar-Aguilar, F. and K.B. Barragán-Fonseca. 2024. Consumption of expanded polystyrene by Tenebrio molitor and Zophobas atratus, and use of their meal as feed for Piaractus brachypomus. Archivos Latinoamericanos de Producción Animal. 32 (3), 121-136. https://doi.org/10.53588/alpa.320301.
Grabowski, N., Abdulmawjood, A., Acheuk, F., Barragán-Fonseca, KB., Medeiros Costa Neto, E., Ferri, M., Franco Olivas, J., González Aguilar, D., Sath, K., Lertpatarakomol, R., Phalla, M., Piofczyk, T., Proscia, F., Mitchaothai, J., M’Saad Guerfali, M., Sayed, W., Tchibozo, S. and Plötz. M. 2022. Review: Insects - a source of safe and sustainable food? – yes and no. Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems: 5: 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsufs.2021.701797
Arévalo Arévalo, H., Vernot, D., & Barragán-Fonseca, K. 2022. Perspectivas de uso sostenible del grillo doméstico tropical (Gryllodes sigillatus) para la alimentación humana en Colombia. Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y de Zootecnia, 69(3), 310-324. https://doi.org/10.15446/rfmvz.v69n3.98890
Cristancho, S. and Barragán-Fonseca, K.B. 2011. Análisis del sistema de aprovechamiento del gusano mojojoy (Rhynchophorus palmarum) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en el Municipio de Leticia – Amazonas, Colombia. Chapter IV in: Etnozoología: un enfoque binacional, México – Colombia. Primera edición: 2011. Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas. Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, C. P. 62209, Cuernavaca Morelos, México. ISBN: 978-607-7771-52-4.
Insect Farming & Sustainability
Insect Farming & Sustainability
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B., Gómez, D., 2025. Ecosystem service indicators in insect farming: A novel One Health perspective. Animal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2025.101549
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B., D. Gómez, C.H. Lalander, D. Dzepe, S.Y. Chia. 2024. Review – Insect Farming for Food and Feed in the Global South: Focus on Black Soldier Fly Production, Animal, 101397. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.animal.2024.101397
Barragán-Fonseca, K. B. 2024. Navigating Social, Environmental, and Economic Complexities of Insect Farming to Contribute to Sustainable Agrifood Systems. Animal Science Cases, (2024), ascs20240004. https://doi.org/10.1079/animalsciencecases.2024.0004
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B. 2024. Sustainable Insect Farming: A System and One Health Approach for Effective Management. Animal Science Cases, (2024), ascs20240003. https://doi.org/10.1079/animalsciencecases.2024.0003
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B., Cortés-Urquijo, F.J., Pineda, J.R. Lagos, D. and M. Dicke. 2023. Small-scale Black Soldier Fly-Fish farming: a model with socioeconomic benefits. Animal Frontiers. 13 (4): 91-101. https://doi.org/10.1093/af/vfad030.
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B. 2025. BioInsectonomy: A Circular Agrifood Economy Based on Insects as Animal Feed. In: Meneses-Jácome, A., Schmid-Staiger, U., Guarín C., T.C. (eds) The Circular Bioeconomy in Industry. Waste as a Resource. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-84359-4_14
Insects for Peace
Insects for Peace
Barragán-Fonseca, K. Y., Barragán-Fonseca, K. B., Verschoor, G., van Loon, J. J. A., and Dicke, M. 2020. Insects for peace. Current Opinion in Insect Science. 40: 85-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2020.05.011.
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B., A. Muñoz-Ramírez, N. Mc Cune, J. Pineda, M. Dicke, J. and Cortés-Urquijo, 2021. Fighting rural poverty in Colombia: Circular agriculture by using insects as feed in aquaculture. (Report / Wageningen Livestock Research; No. 1353). Wageningen Livestock Research. https://doi.org/10.18174/561878.
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B., Cortés Urquijo, J., Dicke, M., and Quintana, A. P. 2020. South-south inspiration to connect SDG2 and SDG16 in former conflict areas: Promoting sustainable livelihoods of ex-insurgents in Colombia by insect farming. Wageningen Livestock Research. https://doi.org/10.18174/539034
Dicke, M., Aartsma, Y., and Barragán-Fonseca, K.B. 2020. Protein transition in Colombia: insects as feed in a circular agriculture. Laboratory of Entomology, Wageningen University & Research. https://edepot.wur.nl/545408
Black Soldier Fly Nutrition & Performance
Black Soldier Fly Nutrition & Performance
Rodde, C., Mamat, N.Z., Barragán-Fonseca, K.B., Makirim, A., Deguerry, A., Viala, F., Ducharne, F., & Teo, T.M. 2025. Supplementing Hermetia illucens diet with minerals: effects on production performance, proximate composition and nitrogen loss. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed (published online ahead of print 2025). https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-bja10219
Barragan-Fonseca, K.B, G. Gort, M. Dicke and J.J.A. van Loon. 2020. Nutritional plasticity of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) in response to artificial diets varying in protein and carbohydrate concentrations. Journal of Insects as Food and Feed: 7 (1): 51 - 61. https://doi.org/10.3920/JIFF2020.0034.
Barragan-Fonseca, K.B, G. Gort, M. Dicke and J.J.A. van Loon. 2019. Effects of dietary protein and carbohydrate on life-history traits and body protein and fat contents of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens. Physiological Entomology. 44 (2), 148-159. https://doi.org/10.1111/phen.12285
Barragan-Fonseca, K.B., J. Pineda, M. Dicke and J.J.A. van Loon. 2018. Performance of the Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) on vegetable residue-based diets formulated based on protein and carbohydrate contents. Journal of Economic Entomology. 111, 2676-2683. https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/toy270
Barragan-Fonseca, K.B., M. Dicke and J.J.A. van Loon. 2018. Influence of larval density and nutrient concentration on performance and body protein and fat composition of Hermetia illucens larvae. Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata. 166: 761–770. https://doi.org/10.1111/eea.12716
Safety & Quality in Insect Meal Production
Safety & Quality in Insect Meal Production
Torres-Monroy, K. C., Menjura-Rojas, E. M., Arévalo-Arévalo, H. A., Vásquez-Mejía, S. M., & Barragán-Fonseca, K. B. 2025. Enhancing Safety Through Implementation of HACCP Plan for Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae Meal as Animal Feed. Insects. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202505.1281.v1
Arévalo Arévalo H.A., Menjura Rojas E.M., Barragán-Fonseca, K.B and S.M. Vásquez Mejía. 2022. Implementation of the HACCP system for production of Tenebrio molitor larvae meal. Food Control, 109030. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodcont.2022.109030.
Insects & Bioeconomy
Insects & Bioeconomy
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B., E. Ortiz, J.D. Garcia, D. Giron. 2025. The Role of Insects in Agri-Food Sustainability: Taking Advantage of Ecosystem Services to Achieve Integrated Insect Management. Insects 2025, 16(8), 866. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects16080866
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B., E. Ortiz, J.D. Garcia, D. Giron. 2025. Multidimensional assessment of the potential of insects for sustainable agri-food systems, LE STUDIUM Multidisciplinary Journal, 2025, 9, 8-14. https://doi.org/10.34846/le-studium.349.02.fr.01-2025
Barragán-Fonseca, K.B. and D. Gómez. 2025. Insectos en el sistema agroalimentario: una perspectiva integral desde el enfoque de Una Salud y los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible. Ed. Cediel, N.M. and Carrascal, J.C. Una Salud en Colombia. Ediciones UniSalle. Bogotá. Colombia. ISBN pdf: 978-628-7833-08-1. doi: https://doi.org/10.19052/9786287833081
Guerrero-Peñarete, JK, Martínez, CA and Barragán-Fonseca, KB. 2025 A Multidimensional Assessment Tool for Guiding Sustainable Management of Wild Animal Species. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=5352084 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5352084
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