Table A1.
Edible insects consumed in different African countries.
| Order | Scientific Name/Morpho Species | Common Name | Country | Consumption Stage | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blattodea | Periplaneta americana | Common cockroach | Nigeria | Adult | [35] |
| Coleoptera | Analeptes trifasciata | Stem girdler | Nigeria | Larvae | [24,36,77] |
| Coleoptera | Oryctes boas Fabr | Rhinoceros beetle | Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Guinea Bissau | Larvae | [18,24,33,36,78,79] |
| Coleoptera | Oryctes monoceros | Rhinoceros beetle | Nigeria | Larvae | [24,33,36,39,56,79] |
| Coleoptera | Aphodius rufipes | Dung beetle | Nigeria | Larvae | [24,36,80] |
| Coleoptera | Rhynchophorus phoenicis | Palm weevil | Nigeria, Angola, Burkina Faso, Cameroon; Ghana, Cote D’ivioire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Niger, Sao Tome, Togo, Benin, Guinea Bissau | Larvae, pupa and adult | [18,24,33,36,39,42,56,57,77,79,81,82,83,84,85,86,87,88,89,90,91,92,93,94,95,96,97,98] |
| Coleoptera | Heteroligus meles | Yam beetle | Nigeria | Larvae, pupa, adult | [24,36,42,77,79,91,99,100] |
| Coleoptera | Eulepida mashona | Beetle | Zimbabwe | Larvae/adult | [51,58] |
| Coleoptera | Carbula marginella | Beetle | Burkina Faso | Adult | [98] |
| Coleoptera | oryctes sp. | Beetle | Burkina Faso | Larvae | [98] |
| Coleoptera | Oryctes rhinoceros larva | Beetle | Nigeria; Cote D’ivoire | Larvae | [79,81,99,101,102] |
| Coleoptera | Stenorcera orissa Buq | Giant jewel beetle | Botswana, Zimbabwe | Winged adult | [58,78] |
| Coleoptera | Eulepida anatine | Beetle | Zimbabwe | Larvae | [58] |
| Coleoptera | Eulepida nitidicollis | Beetle | Zimbabwe | Larvae | [58] |
| Coleoptera | Apomecyna parumpunctata | African longhorned beetle | Nigeria | Larvae | [43] |
| Coleoptera | Oryctes owariensis | Beetle | Cote D’ivioire, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Angola, Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Sierra Leona, Guinea, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea Bissau | Adult | [18,33,40] |
| Coleoptera | Rhinoceros oryctes | Beetle | Nigeria | Larvae, pupa, adult | [91] |
| Coleoptera | Sitophilus oryzae | Rice weevil | Nigeria | Larvae, pupa, adult | [91] |
| Coleoptera | Callosobruchus maculatus | Bean beetle | Nigeria | Larvae, pupa, adult | [91] |
| Coleoptera | Dermestes maculatus | Beetle | Nigeria | Larvae, pupa, adult | [91] |
| Coleoptera | Cotinis nitida | Beetle | Nigeria | Adult/larvae | [79] |
| Coleoptera | Eulopida mashona | Beetle | Zimbabwe | Adult/larvae | [47] |
| Coleoptera | Sternocera funebris | Beetle | Zimbabwe | Adult/larvae | [47] |
| Coleoptera | Oryctes spp Oliver | Beetle | Nigeria | Larvae | [77] |
| Coleoptera | Augosoma centaurus | Beetle | Cameroon | Adult, larvae | [57] |
| Coleoptera | Phyllophaga nebulosa (Harris) | Beetle larvae | Ghana | Larvae | [94,103] |
| Coleoptera | Sitophilus zeamais | Beetle | Ghana | Larvae, adult | [104] |
| Coleoptera | Polycleis equestris | Weevil | South Africa | Adult | [33] |
| Coleoptera | Polycleis plumbeus | Weevil | South Africa | Adult | [33] |
| Coleoptera | Sipalus aloysii-sabaudiae | Beetle | South Africa | Larvae | [33] |
| Coleoptera | Teralobus flabellicornis | Beetle | South Africa | Larvae | [33] |
| Coleoptera | Sternocera orissa | Beetle | South Africa | Larvae | [33] |
| Diptera | Chaoborus edulis | Malawi | Adult | [33] | |
| Hemiptera | Nezara viridula | Southern green stink bug | Nigeria | Adult | [24,36,99] |
| Hemiptera | Encosternum delegorgui Spinola | Stink bug | South Africa, Zimbabwe, Swaziland, Malawi, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique | Adult | [18,28,33,47,58,105] |
| Hemiptera | Monomatapa insingnis Distant | Cicada | Botswana | Adult | [78] |
| Hemiptera | Aspongubus viduatus | Melon bug | Sudan | Adult | [106] |
| Hemiptera | Agonoscelis pubescens | Sorghum bug | Sudan | Adult | [106] |
| Hemiptera | Rhynchophorus spp. | May bug | Nigeria, Cameroon | Larvae | [79,107] |
| Hemiptera | Brevisana brevis | African cicada | Zimbabwe | Ault | [47] |
| Hemiptera | Ugada limbalis | Cicada | Uganda | [108] | |
| Hemiptera | Pediculus capitata | Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana | [33] | ||
| Hymenoptera | Apis mellifera | Honey bee | Nigeria, Botswana, Cote D’ivioire, Cameroon, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola, Mozambique, Tanzania, Senegal, Ghana, Lesotho, Benin, South Africa | Egg, larva, pupa | [2,18,33,36,38,77,78,91,107,109,110] |
| Hymenoptera | Carebara vidua | African thief ant | Botswana, Zimbabwe; Kenya Burundi, South Africa, Malawi, Zambia, Sudan, Namibia, Mozambique | Winged adult | [18,33,44,47,58,78,81,108] |
| Hymenoptera | Plebeina hildebrandti Friese | Stingless bee | Botswana | Adult | [78] |
| Hymenoptera | Hypotrigona gribodoi Magretti | Stingless bee | Botswana | Adult | [78] |
| Hymenoptera | Cossus cossus | Capenter ant | Cote D’ivioire | Adult | [102] |
| Hymenoptera | Componotus spp. | Ant | Nigeria | Adult | [35] |
| Hymenoptera | Oecophylla longinoda | African weaver ant | Nigeria, Cameroon | Adult | [35,93,107] |
| Hymenoptera | Carebara lignata | Ant | Zambia, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Sudan | Adult | [18] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes nigeriensis | Termite | Nigeria | Winged adult, queen | [24,33,35,36,72,111,112] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes bellicosus | Termite | Nigeria, Kenya, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Cote D’ivioire, Sao Tome, Togo, Liberia, Burundi, Ghana, Zimbabwe, | Winged adult, queen | [18,24,33,36,59,77,79,82,94,109,111,113,114,115] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes natalensis | Termite | Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burundi, Malawi | Winged adult, queen | [24,33,36,47,58,75,99] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes falciger | Termite | Democratic Republic of Congo; South Africa, Zimbabwe, Burundi, Zambia, Burkina Faso, Benin | Winged adult | [18,33,58,75,108,115,116,117] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes michaelseni | Termite | South Africa | Winged adult | [75] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes subhyalinus | Termite | Burkina Faso Zimbabwe, Cote D’ivioire, Rwanda, Uganda, Angola, Togo, Kenya | Adult | [18,33,58,98,102,108,118] |
| Blattodea | Hodotermes mossambicus (Hagen) | Harvester termite | Botswana | Larvae | [78] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes sp. | Termite | Nigeria, Uganda | Adult queen, soldiers | [35,38,91] |
| Blattodea | Syntermes soldiers | Termite | Uganda | Adult | [38] |
| Blattodea | Pseudacanthotermes militaris | Termite | Kenya, Uganda | Winged adult | [59,108,115] |
| Blattodea | Pseudacanthotermes spiniger | Termite | Kenya, Uganda, Burundi | Winged adult | [59,108,115] |
| Blattodea | Odontotermes kibarensis | Termite | Uganda | Winged adult | [108] |
| Blattodea | Pseudacanthotermes sp.1 | Termite | Uganda | Winged adult | [108] |
| Blattodea | Pseudacanthotermes sp.2 | Termite | Uganda | Winged adult | [108] |
| Blattodea | Odontotermes spp. | Termite | Uganda | Winged adult | [108] |
| Blattodea | Pseudacanthotermes sp.5 | Termite | Uganda | Winged adult | [108] |
| Blattodea | Pseudacanthotermes sp. 4 | Termite | Burundi | Adult | [108] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes spp. | Termite | Rwanda, Cameroon | Winged adult | [93,107,108] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes swaziae | Termite | Zimbabwe | [33] | |
| Blattodea | Microhodotermes viator | Termite | South Africa | [33] | |
| Blattodea | Termes badius | Termite | South Africa | Winged adult | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Anaphe venata | African silkworm | Nigeria, Zambia, Cote D’ivioire, Sierra Leona, Guinea, Liberia, Guinea Bissau, Angola | Larvae | [18,24,33,36,77,96] |
| Lepidoptera | Anaphe infracta | African silkworm | Nigeria | Larvae | [24,33] |
| Lepidoptera | Anaphe recticulata | African silkworm | Nigeria | Larvae | [24,33,36] |
| Lepidoptera | Bunaea alcinoe | Emperor moth | Nigeria; Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Zambia, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania | Larvae, pupa and adult | [18,24,36,58,77,78,79,87,93,99,117] |
| Lepidoptera | Lepidoptara litoralia | Caterpillar | Nigeria | Larvae | [24,36,119] |
| Lepidoptera | Cirina forda | Pallid emperor | Nigeria, Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana, Zimbabwe; Togo, Zambia, Mozambique, Ghana, Namibia | Larvae | [18,24,30,31,33,36,48,56,58,78,96,112,117,120,121,122,123] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia epimethea | Caterpillar | Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [18,33,45] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia obscura | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia truncata | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) alopia | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Gonimbrasia (Nudaurelia) dione | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Pseudantheraea discrepans | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Micragone cana | Caterpillar | Angola, Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33,96] |
| Lepidoptera | Anaphe panda | Bagnest moth | Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Tanzania | Larvae | [18,33,47,58,124] |
| Lepidoptera | Notodontidae sp. 1 | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Notodontidae sp. 2 | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Notodontidae sp. 3 | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Notodontidae sp. 4 | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Gastroplakaeis rubroanalis | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Sciatta inconcisa | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [96] |
| Lepidoptera | Elaphrodes lactea Gaede | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33,117] |
| Lepidoptera | Lobobunaea saturnus Fabricius | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe | Larvae | [33,58,117] |
| Lepidoptera | Cinabra hyperbius (Westwood) | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33,117] |
| Lepidoptera | Gonimbrasia richelmanni Weymer | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33,117] |
| Lepidoptera | Antheua insignata | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33,117] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia rubra | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [117] |
| Lepidoptera | Athletes semialba (Sonthonnax) | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Namibia, Mozambique | Larvae | [33,58,117] |
| Lepidoptera | Cirina butyrospermi | Caterpillar | Burkina Faso, Cote D’ivioire, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa, Nigeria, Mali, Ghana | Larvae | [18,46,102,103,118,125] |
| Lepidoptera | Hemijana variegata | Caterpillar | South Africa | Larvae | [49] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia belina | Mopane worm | Nigeria; Botswana; Zimbabwe, Namibia, South Africa, Malawi, Zambia, Angola, Mozambique | Larvae | [18,33,34,47,58,76,78,91,109,126,127,128,129] |
| Lepidoptera | Isoberlina paniculata | Caterpillar | Zambia | Larvae | [127] |
| Lepidoptera | Urota sinope | Caterpillar | Zambia, Botswana | Larvae | [78,130] |
| Lepidoptera | Gonimbrasia zambesina | Caterpillar | Zambia; Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33,58,130] |
| Lepidoptera | Lophostethus dumolinii Angas | Arrow sphinx | Botswana | Larvae | [78] |
| Lepidoptera | Daphnis nerii L | Oleander hawk moth | Botswana | Larvae | [78] |
| Lepidoptera | Heniocha spp. | Marbled emperor moth | Botswana | Larvae | [78] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia tyrrhea | Willow emperor moth | Botswana | Larvae | [78] |
| Lepidoptera | Sphingomorpha chlorea | Sundown emperor moth | Botswana | Larvae | [78] |
| Lepidoptera | Hippotion celerio L. | Silver striped hawk | Botswana | Adult | [78] |
| Lepidoptera | Agrius convolvuli L. | Convolvulus hawk moth. | Botswana, South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia | Larvae | [78] |
| Lepidoptera | Gonanisa maia | Caterpillar | Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa | Larvae | [33,47,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Anthoaera zambezina | Caterpillar | Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Athletes gigas | Caterpillar | Zimbabwe, Botswana, Malawi, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa, Mozambique, Angola | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Bombycomorpha pallida | Moth | Zimbabwe, South Africa | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Bunaea caffra | Moth | Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Mozambique, Angola | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Bunaeopsis aurantica | Moth | Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Gonometa postica | Moth | Zimbabwe, South Africa | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Heniocha dyops | Moth | Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Mozambique, Angola | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia epimethea | Moth | Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia ertli | Caterpillar | Zimbabwe, South Africa, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Angola | Larvae | [18,33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Nudaurelia belina | Moth | Zimbabwe, Malawi, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, Zambia, South Africa | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Pseudobunaea irius | Moth | Zimbabwe, South Africa, Zambia, Angola, Malawi, Namibia, | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Lepidoptera | Loba leopardina | Moth | Zimbabwe | Larvae | [58] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia oyemensis | Caterpillar | Cote D’ivioire | Adult | [102] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia spp. | Caterpillar | Cameroon | Larvae | [93] |
| Lepidoptera | Eumeta spp. | Caterpillar | Cameroon | Larvae | [107] |
| Lepidoptera | Anaphe spp. | Caterpillar | Cameroon | Larvae | [107] |
| Lepidoptera | Dactyloceras spp. | Caterpillar | Cameroon | Larvae | [107] |
| Lepidoptera | Bunaea spp. | Caterpillar | Cameroon | Larvae | [107] |
| Lepidoptera | Dactyloceras lucina | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, South Africa, Cameroon, Angola, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, | Larvae | [18] |
| Lepidoptera | Platysphinx stigmatica | Caterpillar | Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Burundi, Equatorial Guinea, Sao Tome, | Larvae | [18] |
| Lepidoptera | Epanaphe carteri | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo, Angola, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome, Equatorial Guinea | Larvae | [18] |
| Lepidoptera | Gynanisa ata | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo, Zambia, Malawi, Sudan | Larvae | [18] |
| Lepidoptera | Eumeta cervina | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Angola, Gabon, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome, Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, Burundi, Liberia | Larvae | [18] |
| Lepidoptera | Urota sinope | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Gabon, Mozambique, Namibia | Larvae | [18,33] |
| Lepidoptera | Anthoaera caffraria | Caterpillar | Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Anthoaera menippe | Caterpillar | Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Bunaea caffraria | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Drapetides uniformis | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Gonimbrasia hecate | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Goodia kuntzei | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Heniocha apollonia | Caterpillar | Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Heniocha marnois | Caterpillar | Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Herse convolvuli | Caterpillar | South Africa | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia dione | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia macrothyris | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Imbrasia rubra | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Lobobunaea phaedusa | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Melanocera parva | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Microgene cana | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Nudaurelia macrothyrus | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Nyodes prasinodes | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Rohaniella pygmaea | Caterpillar | Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Rheneae mediata | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Tagoropsis flavinata | Caterpillar | Democratic Republic of Congo | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Usta terpisichore | Caterpillar | Angola | Larvae | [33] |
| Lepidoptera | Usta wallengreni | Caterpillar | Angola, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia, Botswana | Larvae | [33] |
| Mantodea | Mantis religiosa | African mantis | Nigeria, South Africa | Adult | [33,79] |
| Orthoptera | Brachytrupes membranaceus | Giant African cricket | Nigeria, Angola; Zimbabwe, Uganda; Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Burkina Faso, Tanzania, Angola, Togo, Benin; Malawi | Adult | [18,24,33,36,45,53,58,77,79,91,93,96,99,108,124] |
| Orthoptera | Gymnogryllus lucens | Cricket | Nigeria | Adult | [24,36,116] |
| Orthoptera | Cytacanthacris naeruginosus | Short horned grasshopper | Nigeria | Adult | [24,36] |
| Orthoptera | Zonocerus variegatus | Grasshopper | Nigeria, Cameroon, Uganda, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cote D’ivioire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Sao Tome, Liberia, Guinea Bissau | Adult | [18,24,35,36,38,77,79,85,94,99,110,116,131] |
| Orthoptera | Gryllotalpa africana | Mole cricket | Nigeria; Zimbabwe; Malawi | Adult | [24,33,36,47,77,79,99,124] |
| Orthoptera | Ruspolia differens | Grasshopper | Kenya, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Rwanda, Cameroon, Uganda, Malawi, South Africa | Adult | [33,58,59,60,108,112,115,117,132] |
| Orthoptera | Melanoplus foedus | Grasshopper | Nigeria | Adult | [112] |
| Orthoptera | Gryllus assimilis | Cricket | Nigeria; Ghana | Adult | [94,112] |
| Orthoptera | Henicus whellani | Cricket | Zimbabwe | Adult | [50,51] |
| Orthoptera | Kraussaria ongulifera | Grasshopper | Burkina Faso | Adult | [98,118] |
| Orthoptera | Gryllus campestris | Field cricket | Burkina Faso; Cameroon, Malawi | Adult | [98,107,124] |
| Orthoptera | Ruspolia nitidula | Grasshopper | Uganda | Larvae and adult | [22,133] |
| Orthoptera | Normadacris septemfasciata | Red locust | Botswana; Uganda, Zambia, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Nigeria, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique | Adult | [18,78,108] |
| Orthoptera | Locustana pardalina | Brown locust | Botswana, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Libya | Adult | [18,33,78] |
| Orthoptera | Schistocerca gregaria | Desert locust | Botswana, Zambia, South Africa, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Burkina, Faso, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Togo, Benin | Adult | [18,78,116] |
| Orthoptera | Cyrtacanthacris tatarica L | Brown-spotted locust | Botswana | Adult | [78] |
| Orthoptera | Acrida acuminata | Common stick grasshopper | Botswana | Adult | [78] |
| Orthoptera | Zonocerus elegans | Elegant grasshopper | Botswana, South Africa | Adult | [33,78] |
| Orthoptera | Acrotylus spp. | Burrowing grasshopper | Botswana | Adult | [78] |
| Orthoptera | Homorocoryphus nitidulus | Cricket | Cameroon | Larvae | [85,107] |
| Orthoptera | Gynanisa maia | Cricket | Zimbabwe, Malawi, South Africa | Larvae | [33,58] |
| Orthoptera | Locusta migratoria | migratory locust | Zimbabwe, Cote D’ivioire; Nigeria; Sudan, Zambia, Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan, Ghana | Adult | [18,33,79,94,102,134,135] |
| Orthoptera | Acheta domesticus | Cricket | Cote D’ivioire; Nigeria, Ghana | Adult | [79,94,102] |
| Orthoptera | Cartarrtopsilus taeniolatus | Grasshopper | Nigeria | Adult | [35] |
| Orthoptera | Zulua cyanoptera | Grasshopper | Nigeria | Adult | [35] |
| Orthoptera | Brachytrupes spp. | Cricket | Uganda, Cameroon | Adult | [107,110] |
| Orthoptera | Cyrtacanthacris aeruginosa unicolor | Grasshopper | Uganda | Adult | [110] |
| Orthoptera | Zonocerus sp. | Grasshopper | Nigeria | Adult | [91] |
| Orthoptera | Daraba (Sceloides) laisalis | Locust | Nigeria | Larvae, pupa, adult | [91] |
| Orthoptera | Ornithacris turbida | Grasshopper | Zimbabwe | Adult | [47] |
| Orthoptera | Acanthoplus discoidalis | Cricket | Zimbabwe | Adult | [47] |
| Orthoptera | Acanthacris ruficornis | Garden locust | Uganda, Zambia, South Africa, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Burkina Faso, Malawi, Mali, Niger, Togo, Benin | Adult | [18,108] |
| Orthoptera | Schistocerca spp. | Grasshopper | Cameroon | Adult | [107] |
| Orthoptera | Acanthacris spp. | Grasshopper | Cameroon | Adult | [107] |
| Orthoptera | Gastrimargus spp. | Locust | Cameroon | Adult | [107] |
| Orthoptera | Phymateus spp. | Locust | Cameroon | Adult | [107] |
| Orthoptera | Anacridium spp. | Locust | Cameroon | Adult | [107] |
| Orthoptera | Pyrgomorpha spp. | Locust | Cameroon | Adult | [107] |
| Orthoptera | Gastrimargus africanus | Locust | Cameroon, Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger, Lesotho, Liberia | Adult | [18] |
| Orthoptera | Phymateus viridipes brunneri Bolivar | Locust | Zambia, South Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia | Adult | [18] |
| Orthoptera | Gryllus bimaculatus | Cricket | Togo, Nigeria, Guinea Bissau, Sierra Leone, Liberia, Benin, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Sudan, Zambia | Adult | [18] |
| Orthoptera | Anacridium melanorhodon melanorhodon | Cricket | Cameroon, Sudan, Niger | Adult | [18,52] |
| Orthoptera | Paracinema tricolor | Cricket | Cameroon, Malawi, Lesotho | Adult | [18] |
| Orthoptera | Acheta spp. | Cricket | Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya | Adult | [18] |
| Orthoptera | Scapteriscus vicinus | Field cricket | Ghana | Adult | [94,103] |
| Orthoptera | Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa | Mole cricket | Malawi | Adult | [124] |
| Orthoptera | Homorocoryphus vicinus | Cricket | Uganda | Adult | [33] |
| Orthoptera | Nomadacris septumfasciata | Cricket | South Africa | Adult | [33] |
| Orthoptera | Schistocerca gregaria | Cricket | Zimbabwe | Adult | [33] |
| Blattodea | Pseudacathotermes spinige | Termite | Kenya | Adult | [37] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes spp. | Termite | Kenya | Adult | [37] |
| Blattodea | Macrotermes subhylanus | Termite | Kenya | Adult | [37] |
| Hymenoptera | Crematogaster mimosae | Ant | Kenya | Adult | [37] |