Insects have a long history as food items, including consumption by dogs and cats. Wild wolf diets contained small amounts of insects, and domestic cats hunt and consume insects at up to 8% of their total dry matter intake (Bosch et al., 2020). Insects are routinely fed to a variety of exotic animals to support their natural feeding behaviors, and the use of insects as bait is commonplace. While the list of insect species used for these purposes is quite extensive, the most common include black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens), true crickets (Gryllidae), yellow mealworms (Tenebrio molitor), and superworms (Zophobas morio). With the exception of superworms, these are also the most common insect species being reared commercially.