Mark Finke

Mark Finke has worked in the area of comparative animal nutrition for more than 20 years and has published more than 25 peer-reviewed articles on nutrition in insects, birds, mammals, and reptiles. He has a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin with a dual major in nutritional sciences and entomology. He currently is a consultant specializing in animal nutrition.

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    Nutritional Value of Commercially Raised Insects

    Up until recently there was little detailed nutritional information about commercially raised insects. However in the last 10 years the nutrient content of the most common commercially raised insects has been published in peer reviewed journals. These analyses include house crickets (Acheta domesticus), waxworms (Galleria mellonella larvae) mealworms (Tenebrio molitor larvae), superworms (Zophobas morio larvae), silkworms (Bombyx mori larvae) butterworms (Chilecomadia moorei larvae), soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens larvae) and several species of roaches and locusts. More