Table 4. Most consumed insects as food resources traditionally in Asia.
Country | Scientific and common name of consumed insects | Consumed type | |
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Korea | Bombyx mori | Silkworm | Pupae |
Oxya velox | Grasshopper | Adult | |
Japan | Oxya yezoensis | Grasshopper | Adult |
Oxya japonica | Grasshopper | Adult | |
Vespula lewisii | Bee | Larvae, pupae | |
Bombyx mori | Silkworm | Pupae, female adult | |
China | Bombyx mori | Silkworm | Pupae |
Antheraea pernyi | Tussah silkworm | Pupae | |
Tenebrio molitor | Mealworm | Larvae | |
Polyrhachis dives | Weaver ants | Adult | |
Apis cerana | Honey bee | Larvae, pupae | |
Locusta migratoria | Locust | Adult | |
Coccoidea | Scale insect | Adult | |
Cicadoidea | Cicadas | Adult | |
Apongopus chinensis | Stinkbugs | Adult | |
Odontotermes formosanus | Termites | Adult | |
Anax parthenope | Dragonfly | Nymphs | |
India | Samia cynthia | Eri silkworm | Larvae, pupae, adult |
Corizus hyoscyami | Cinnamon bug | Adult | |
Termits | Termits | Adult (winged, queen) | |
Schistocerca gregaria | Locust | Adult | |
Honey bee | Adult | ||
Udonga montana | Pentatomid bug | Adult | |
Thailand | Oecophylla smaragdina | Weaver ant | Adult |
Meimuna opalifera | Walker’s cicada | Adult | |
Allonemobius fasciatus | Ground cricket | Adult | |
Anurogryllus arboreus | Short tailed cricket | Adult | |
Belostomatidae | Giant water bug | Adult | |
Bombyx mori | Silkworm | Pupae | |
Cotinis nitida | June beetle | Adult | |
Omphisa fuscidentalis | Bamboo caterpillar | Larvae |