Development of a cricket growth accelerant

The major goal of this project is to develop a method to improve the production efficiency of cricket farming in the partner organization. Cricket farming has a potential to support the growing global population by serving as a rich source of animal protein. Many start-up companies are emerging, but the limited knowledge and experience in culturing cricket attenuates its yields. In this project, we will build on a recent scientific achievement by the intern. Dr. Miyashita discovered that honey bee royal jelly increases 1) body size, 2) survival, and 3) growth rate of crickets. We will first attempt to isolate the active ingredient by testing it on a laboratory colony. We will then develop an industrially scalable method to improve the Return of Investment (ROI) of the cricket farming.

Faculty Supervisor:

Shelley Adamo

Student:

Atsushi Miyashita

Partner:

Midgard Insect Farm Inc

Discipline:

Psychology

Sector:

Agriculture

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