The texts “Eat Your Bugs” by Miguel Vila and Laura Allen and “Insect Farmers...” by The Washington Post have both similarities and differences. First, both “ Insect Farmers and Eat your Bugs says” bugs are healthy. For example, on page 21 of “Eat your Bugs ” the text states many Americans want to eat healthier food. And, believe it or not, insect are good for you. Similarly, on page 2 of “Insect Farmers” it says They pack a powerful protein-filled punch into a small, low-calorie package. This is similar because there is protein filled and that's why they're healthy.In both cases, they both say that bugs are healthy for you. A second similarity is there are lots of choices of bugs and how to cook them.For example on page 22 of “Eat your Bugs …show more content…
One way the texts differ is eating bugs. On 1 page of “Insect Farmer” the text states But before Americans start regularly chowing down on cricket tacos and mealworm-flour-filled cookies, there are many hurdles the insect industry will first need to clear. In contrast, on page 21 of “ Eat your Bugs ” it says Looking for a tasty new treat. This information differs because Insect Farmers aren't talking, eating bugs, they are talking about farming bugs. In conclusion they don’t both talk about eating. Another difference is Insect Farmers says there are not a lot of bugs for the world. Eat your Bugs says there are lots of bugs.For example on page 24 of “Eat your Bugs” the text states….. There are about 200 million insects for every person on the plant. In contrast, on page 3 of “Insect Farmers” it says We need more bugs. Millions and millions more bugs. This information differs because Eat your Bugs is saying that we have lots of bugs, and Insects Farmers say that we will need more bugs. To sum things up,they totally don’t agree that if we have lots of bugs or not In the articles Eat your Bugs and Insect Farmers agree and disagree on some topics. Like if there are lots of bugs or not. In conclusion they agree and
The role of questions in Dunn’s article is to persuade the reader into thinking their own role or responsibility in the behavior of flies. The first question he poses is; “Just where do houseflies pick-up these other bacteria, the one they give back to us in vomit spot, feces and footsteps?” This question is central to his main idea. He poses a second question about the discovery made by his friend named Coby, on pig farms, asking; But why would the flies in pig farms tend to have antibiotic resistant bacteria? Yet again dragging the attention to the issue at hand that is that us humans are largely to blame for the dangers that flies poses to our
In the next essay, "On societies as organisms," Thomas points out that the writers of books on insect behavior go to great lengths to distinguish the uniqueness of insect life.
The boll weevil’s primary food source are cotton plants, a crop that covered the southern plantations at the time. In the spring, when they emerge from hibernation, they puncture the cotton buds and lay their eggs inside ("What is a Boll Weevil?"). After about four days, the larvae are born. This is where most of the damage occurs. The larvae eat and destroy the cotton fibers("What is a Boll Weevil?"). The plant is plagued by these insects; they eat them until the cotton plant’s eventual death. The boll weevil season allows for man...
In other words, Nye is saying that GMOs could potentially be dangerous, because the affects of GMOs on our planet are hard to pinpoint since the variables in our environment are always changing. Emily Glass, author of “The Environmental Impact of GMOs”, presents one of the main issues with genetically engineered farming. Glass writes that “GMOs may be toxic to non-target organisms” such as bees and butterflies. The American Museum of Natural History reports that bees have been undergoing a “rapid and recent population collapse” and Katie Valentine also reveals that the population of monarch butterflies has “declined by 90 percent over the last two decades” due to the loss of plant biodiversity as well as the pesticides that harm insect pollinators. Since Monsanto creates their seeds in a lab, biodiversity is lost because all of the crops are identical copies created in mass-production. This monoculture farming style makes it harder for pollinating bees and butterflies and even some pollinating species of birds, like hummingbirds. Modern-day agriculture is affecting every living creature, including humans, because “the irrigation used to grow GM foods naturally carries all of these problems into water sources and into
Tenenbaum uses testimonials of people on the idea of eating insects to prove insects help increase the scarce amount of food in the world. They served one group fried bee larvae and “they think, ‘this tastes really good, familiar.’” If people’s views on insects start to shift, then more insects would be considered an edible dinner. It would help our world ecologically by limiting the use of butchering animals. It also uses a worldwide known book, “in the Bible,
Hunter gatherers and agriculturist has many similarities and differences. They have many advantages and disadvantages throughout their societies with population, leisure, and social classes. As the hunter gatherers evolved to the agricultural lifestyle there became new problems throughout their society.
One point Berry makes about people’s ignorance is that they do not recognize their connection to the agricultural cycle. He appeals to the reader’s sense of logic when he describes the process food goes through to reach the consumer, and how eating ends it (3). He uses their sense of reason to persuade them as he continues to point out how oblivious eaters are by saying that “food is pretty much an abstract idea” to them even though they should realize it does not magically appear in the local store (4). Berry mentions that not only do they ignore how it gets to the store, but also the location and type of farms their food comes from (4). He says ...
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The year is 2200 and the world has been officially declared as being devoid of all insect life. A combination of extreme climate change, chemical warfare and general environmental degradation has resulted in a mass die out of the entire insect population. Unsurprisingly this has had a major effect on all other forms of life ranging from aquatic to terrestrial. Some species have experienced a significant decline in population size and others have had to completely adapt new behaviors to survive. However, there are some that have largely benefitted from this insect free world.
Although I find eating worms completely disgusting I think that it is a good idea because of how great it is for the environment. Insects can be produced more sustainably and with a much smaller ecological footprint than vertebrate livestock. They are very efficient at transforming a wide variety of organic matter into edible body mass. For example, cows consume eight grams of feed to gain 1 gram in weight. On the other hand Insects can require less than two grams of feed for the same weight gain. This is mainly because insects are poikilothermic, or “cold-blooded,” which mean they use less energy to maintain body temperature. This in result reduces the amount of animal feed needed to generate the same amount of “meat,” saving a large amount of water that is used for irrigation; saving the area of land dedicated to growing food for livestock; and saving the use of pesticides that can be expensive, harmful to the environment, and pose a risk to humans health. (Why Insects Should Be in Your Diet The Scientist Magazine®.) Of course vegetables, fruits and grains are natural and good for the environment if harvested naturally. The Aboriginal people prayed to the earth for food that will give them strength to live. The earth provides us with exactly what we need to be nourished so all of our processed food is unneeded. I do however feel that we have over populated our space and maybe the idea of the entire population eating completely natural is ridiculous and
Viramontes, Helena. "The Moths." The Harper Anthology of Fiction. Ed. Sylvan Barnet. New York: HarperCollins, 1991. 1239- 1242.
One of the problems humanity faces is food scarcity. Entomophagy is able to help reduce food scarcity. Entomophagy is the technical term for eating insects. It takes way less space to breed insects and to feed them compared to cattle such as cows or pigs. They are a great source for proteins, fats, and important minerals. (Chung)
PEST Analysis involves identifying the political, economic, social and technological influences on an organization. It is increasingly useful to relate such influences to growing trends towards globalizations-of possible futures, to consider the extent to which strategies might need to change.
Insects, instead of human, will succeed in the competition for survival due to their highly
I’ve never liked bugs. Grasshoppers are gruesome, and wasps are menacing. Even butterflies seem to flaunt their grace by fluttering in your face. Recently, however, I’ve realized that one insect cowers below the others as the most scheming of the six-legged world. I’ve discovered that I hate crickets.