In general, insects are a valuable alternative protein source for food and could provide humans with the required amino acids. Several barriers need to be overcome, however, before entomophagy will be established in Europe including regulatory frameworks and consumer acceptance. In addition, insects have shown particular promise as a protein source in feed. It was shown that insects could effectively be utilized as poultry feed. Several studies on the utilization of insects as poultry feed suggest that insects could replace up to 15 per cent of soy bean meal in a poultry diet and that fish meal could be completely replaced by insect meal in poultry feed. Insects examined as poultry feed included caterpillars (Lepidoptera), fly larvae (Diptera), beetle larvae (Coleoptera) and crickets (Orthoptera) which leads to the conclusion that no insect order stands out or excelled and insects in general have potential as an efficient poultry feedstuff.