The career of Dr J. Ramos-Elorduy Blásquez

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Dr Julieta Ramos-Elorduy retired in 2015 after a long career that covered different topics, but she is best known for her outstanding contributions to the use of insects as food and feed. This paper presents an outline of her career including a thematic analysis of her different academic activities, which include professional activities, fields of specialty, academic honours, published scientific articles, chapters in internationally and nationally published books, published books, full articles published in the proceedings of international and national congresses, papers presented in international and national congresses, experience in innovation and technological description, copyrights and patents, teaching experience, thesis direction, academic staff that has developed under her tuition, evaluation of scientific papers for diverse institutions, consultancy, lectures, and their participation in newspapers magazines, television and radio. Finally the importance and impact of her contributions in the field of entomology, ethnoentomology, cultural entomology and especially in the anthropoentomophagy in Mexico and other countries is discussed.

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Use of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) to recycle organic wastes and as feed for broiler chickens.

Julieta Ramos-Elorduy, Ernesto Avila González, Alma Rocha Hernández … (2002)

Several dried waste materials from different origins were used as a substrate to grow Tenebrio molitor L. Nutrient/amino acid values differed depending on both larval size/weight and substrate. These larvae were experimentally used as a broiler feedstuff. Seven-day-old chicks of a commercially available strain with an average weight of 126 g were randomly distributed into nine six-broiler groups. Three levels of Tenebrio molitor larvae (0, 5, and 10% dry weight) were used in a 19% protein content sorghum-soybean meal basal diet, to evaluate feed intake, weight gain, and feed efficiency. Results after 15 d showed no significant differences among treatments. These data indicate that Tenebrio molitor has the potential to be used as protein source for raising broilers.

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Threatened edible insects in Hidalgo, Mexico and some measures to preserve them

Julieta Ramos-Elorduy (2006)

Edible insects are a natural renewable resource that provides food to many ethnic groups in Mexico. Some of these species are overexploited because of increased consumption, caused by the huge human population growth in the area and because of the large demand of these insects from many restaurants in Mexico and in other countries. In Tulancalco, a small arid village in the State of Hidalgo, I carried out studies on edible insects over 25 years. The inhabitants of this village have a natural economy and use some 30 species of insects as food. At present, we have noticed a decrease in the population of several species due to overexploitation, which is carried by non-qualified independent workers who are not natives of the town. These gatherers sell their catch to make a living, thus contributing to the socioeconomic factors associated with this issue. These actions have degraded the ecosystems of this area, and consequently the prevention of these measures is critical. The study species in this paper include 14 threatened species and we discuss some pragmatic measures that could implemented to avoid their extinction. In addition, some actions for the preservation of the ethnoentomobiodiversity in the area are proposed.