Transcript Prepper`s - Edible Bugs

Entomophagy is the
consumption of insects
Teri Watson
UP-LB
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Major in Entomology
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Life cycle of insects
determines what stage
maybe more palatable
Would you like the
Eggs
Stink bug laying silver eggs
Chrysoperla lacewing
Larva, grub,
maggot, caterpillar
Pupa or cocoon
stage
Or
Soldier bug eggs
Adult??
Nymphalid butterfly
We are already ingesting them without knowing it!
Entomophagy as a term refers to
human consumption of insects
Animal Science
Animal Husbandry
MiniLivestock
Branches of ENTOMOLOGY
Agricultural & Forest entom – pollinators of fruit crops, destroyers of
economically important trees & plants, predators of destructive pests, commercial
products like dye, silk & honey
Forensic entom – on TV like CSI: crime secene investigation, analysing insects near
to or attached to decomposed victims, identifying the precise location a murder
originally occurred, also, determines time of death of corpse
Medical & Veterinary entom – parasites of human and livestock, vectors of
diseases carrying fungi, viri or bacteria
Research, Applied & Extension entom – study numerous aspects of insects
like its microbiology, biochemistry, genetics, behaviour, taxonomy and much more
Cultural entom -
rooted in anthropology, natural history (social science,
humanities, natural science) – exploring the parallel, connections & influence of
insects/arthropods on human population and vice versa.
Invertebrate Zoology > Entomology >
Kingdom Animalia > Phyllum Arthropoda
Subphyllum Hexapoda > Class Insecta
Order Orthoptera – grasshoppers, katydids, crickets
Order Coleoptera – beetles, weevils, borers
Order Hymenoptera – ants, bees, wasps
Order Hemiptera – true bugs, stink bugs, assassin bugs, water bugs
There are 26-28 Insect Orders