“Silent Spring” by Rachel Carson

(This is a book review by the Entomologist Lounge) “Rarely does a single book alter the course of history, but Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring did exactly that,” reads the flyleaf of the front cover. This is the book that single-handedly brought together: A congressional hearing under orders of President John F. Kennedy The establishment of …

“Insights from Insects: What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us” by Gilbert Waldbauer

(This is a book review by the Entomologist Lounge) There is so much about the author as it is about the book. Dr Gilbert Waldbauer is a Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA. Waldbauer writes many books post-retirement, with his aim to popularise entomology and to make it …

Insect food: Too cool for school?

Change is difficult, they say, especially when it comes to food. However, this did not deter a group of five students from promoting insect as sustainable source of protein during Sustainability Day on 10 October 2010 at The Hague University of Applied Sciences (THUAS). What’s the story? The Entomologist Lounge finds out.   Tell us …

Insect food: Too cool for school? (NL)

Met zegt dat verandering moeilijk is, vooral als het om eten gaat. Dit weerhield een groep van vijf studenten er echter niet van om insecten te promoten als duurzame bron van eiwitten tijdens de Dag van de Duurzaamheid op 10 oktober 2010 aan De Haagse Hogeschool (HHS). Wat is het verhaal? De Entomologist Lounge komt …