Part I: Introduction to insects -- Insects: key biological features -- Part II: Culture -- Insect consumption in the Arctic -- An ethnographic account of the role of edible insects in the Adi tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India -- Edible Insects And Their Uses In North America; Past, Present and Future -- Part III: Nutrition and health -- Insects and human nutrition -- The role of edible insects in diets and nutrition in East Africa -- Edible insects in a food safety perspective -- Part IV: Gastronomy -- A new world of ingredients: aspiring chefs’ opinions on insects in gastronomy -- Su Casu Marzu: Per una Genealogia Gastronomica -- Edible Insects Uses in South Korean Gastronomy: “Korean Edible Insect Laboratory” Case Study -- Part V: Environmental impacts, conservation and future challenges -- Comparing environmental impacts from insects for feed and food as an alternative to animal production -- Conservation of edible insects in Sub-Saharan Africa -- Sustainable proteins? Values related to insects in food systems -- Marketing Insects: Superfood or Solution-food? -- Part VI: Insects as animal feed -- Small-scale fly larvae production for animal feed -- Insects as raw materials in compound feed for aquaculture -- Mealworm larvae production systems - Management scenarios -- Importance of insects for use as animal feed in low-income countries -- Sustainable Mealworm Production for Feed and Food -- Part VII: Consumer preferences and acceptability -- What governs selection and acceptance of edible insect species? -- Insects, the next European foodie craze? -- Kenyan consumers' experience of using edible insects as food and their preferences for selected insect-based food products -- Consumer acceptance of insects as food: integrating psychological and socio-cultural perspectives -- Customer Acceptance, Barriers, and Preferences in the U.S -- Means-end chain approach explains motivations to consume insect-based foods: The case of cricket-scones in Kenya -- Part VIII: Legislation and policy on the use of insects as food and feed -- PROteINSECT - Insects as a sustainable source of protein -- Insects in Thailand: National Leadership and Regional development, from standards to regulations through association -- The Effects of Regulation, Legislation and Policy on Consumption of Edible Insects in the Global South -- Legislation for the use of insects as food and feed in the South African context -- Current status of the insect producing industry in Europe.