Table 4. Most consumed insects as food resources traditionally in Asia
Country | Scientific and common name of consumed insects | Consumed type |
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 |
Sources: Chakravorty (2014), DeFoliart (1999), Feng et al. (2018), Pemberton (1994), Raheem et al. (2018).