Table 10.

Factors pull/push towards medicinal insect mass production.

The need for medicinal insect mass production	References
Factors pull towards medicinal insect mass production
The need for novel drugs	[274,275]
The need for preventive medicines	[276]
The establishment of the WHO Global Center for Traditional Medicine	[278]
Factors push towards medicinal insect mass production
Over-exploitation leads to species crisis and habitat destruction	[273]
Quantity variation	[279]
Quality variation	[76]
Safety concerns	[280]