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Publication Alert: How humane can grinding be for farmed yellow mealworms?

Meghan Barrett 7/6/25 Meghan Barrett 7/6/25

Publication Alert: How humane can grinding be for farmed yellow mealworms?

How humane can grinding as a method of slaughter be for farmed yellow mealworms?

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Publication Alert: Can farmed insect welfare be assessed physiologically?

Meghan Barrett 4/18/25 Meghan Barrett 4/18/25

Publication Alert: Can farmed insect welfare be assessed physiologically?

Can insect physiology tell us when farmed insects are doing well or poorly? Johnson and Barrett (2025) discuss!

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Publication Alert: How hot is the sun for a desert bee? (Answer: Very)

Meghan Barrett 1/14/25 Meghan Barrett 1/14/25

Publication Alert: How hot is the sun for a desert bee? (Answer: Very)

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Publication Alert: What do entomologists think about insect welfare?

Meghan Barrett 1/7/25 Meghan Barrett 1/7/25

Publication Alert: What do entomologists think about insect welfare?

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Publication Alert: Reflecting on Collecting

Meghan Barrett 12/31/24 Meghan Barrett 12/31/24

Publication Alert: Reflecting on Collecting

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NSF funds farmed insect genetics, welfare, health, and contributions to sustainable agriculture

Meghan Barrett 11/3/24 Meghan Barrett 11/3/24

NSF funds farmed insect genetics, welfare, health, and contributions to sustainable agriculture

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Publication Alert: Ethical issues in lethal insect monitoring

Meghan Barrett 10/7/24 Meghan Barrett 10/7/24

Publication Alert: Ethical issues in lethal insect monitoring

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Publication Alert: New frontiers in animal welfare science and an introduction to (farmed) insects

Meghan Barrett 5/6/24 Meghan Barrett 5/6/24

Publication Alert: New frontiers in animal welfare science and an introduction to (farmed) insects

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Publication Alert: Is there genetic evidence for nociception in mantids?

Meghan Barrett 3/23/24 Meghan Barrett 3/23/24

Publication Alert: Is there genetic evidence for nociception in mantids?

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Publication Alert: When is grinding an instantaneous slaughter method for farmed black soldier fly larvae?

Meghan Barrett 3/12/24 Meghan Barrett 3/12/24

Publication Alert: When is grinding an instantaneous slaughter method for farmed black soldier fly larvae?

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Publication Alert: Farmed cricket welfare (A. domesticus, G. assimilis, G. sigillatus)

Meghan Barrett 3/7/24 Meghan Barrett 3/7/24

Publication Alert: Farmed cricket welfare (A. domesticus, G. assimilis, G. sigillatus)

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Publication Alert: Open science in entomology

Meghan Barrett 2/14/24 Meghan Barrett 2/14/24

Publication Alert: Open science in entomology

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