Table 5.

Seasonal occurrence, collection, and forms of consumption of edible insects

Scientific name	Orders	Common name	Seasonal availability	Consumption stage	Methods of collection	Person who collect	Forms of consumption
Macrotermes subhyalinus	Isoptera	Winged termites	June–July	Adult	Trapped in a large bowl of water near the light source	Children, women	Fried, roasted
Cirina butyrospermi	Lepidoptera	Caterpillar	June–August	Larva	Picked up under the plant	Children, women	Fried, ingredients in sauce
Kraussaria angulifera	Orthoptera	Grasshopper	November–January	Adult	Harvested by hand or with a stick very early in the morning	Men, children	Fried, grilled
Gryllus campestris	Orthoptera	Field cricket	September–October	Adult	Hunted by digging them out from their burrows	Men, children	Fried, grilled
Carbula marginella	Hemiptera	Beetle	October–January	Adult	Picked up under the cave holes and millet	Children, women	Fried
Rhynchophorus phoenicis	Coleoptera	Palm weevil	December–May	Larva	Picked up inside the infested host plant	Children, men, women	Fried, roasted
Oryctes sp.	Coleoptera	–	June–August	Larva	Picked in the cow dung	Children, women	Fried, roasted