Chocamán, Veracruz, México
Three Projects.
One Mission.
Because without insects, there is no humanity.
Our Philosophy
Entomo-Culture: the thread that connects everything
In Mexico — and especially in small municipalities like Chocamán — insects have been seen for generations as a nuisance, a problem to eliminate. But without insects, there is no food on our tables. Without them, we would live buried in unrecycled waste. Without them, there is no humanity.
Entomo-Culture is not a separate project — it is the philosophy behind everything Micratena does. Every field survey, every farming essay, every pest management protocol starts with the same question: how do we change the way people see insects?
That is the real work.
Read the Universidad Veracruzana feature on Micratena's work →Our Projects
Where the work happens
Entomo-Conservation
Preserving the Biodiversity of Tlachinoltepetl NPA
Documenting and protecting native insect populations in Tlachinoltepetl Natural Protected Area, in collaboration with Universidad Veracruzana · Facultad de Biología. 240+ research-grade records. 2 species listed as endangered in the USA documented right here in Chocamán.
SDG 15 · SDG 17 · SDG 4 · SDG 13
Entomo-Agriculture
Black Soldier Fly Farming: Hermetia illucens
Developing black soldier fly essays using locally collected individuals as a sustainable farming alternative — building a community economic model for Chocamán. From organic waste to protein, fertilizer, and economic opportunity.
SDG 1 · SDG 2 · SDG 8 · SDG 12 · SDG 13
Entomo-Agriculture
Conscious Pest Management
Building a science-based pest management framework for chayote crops in Chocamán — giving producers real data before they reach for a pesticide. Because an insect becoming a pest is rarely the insect's fault.
SDG 2 · SDG 3 · SDG 12 · SDG 13 · SDG 15
Support Micratena's work
Your donation keeps our team in the field and insects in the forest — directly funding conservation, farming research, and community education in Chocamán, Veracruz.
