Edible Insects Diversity and Their Importance in Cameroon

Meutchieye, Félix

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“…12,14 Ruspolia differens (Serville, 1838) 4,5,8,11,13,14,15; Burundi: Hutu; Cameroon: Bamileke, Bassas, Bani-Pahuin, Beti-Ewondo, Matha, Tikar; DR Congo: Teke; Mozambique: Bitonga, Rhonga; Nigeria: Yoruba; CAR: Gbaya, Kari; Sudan: Kuku; Tanzania: Chaga, Digo, Iraqw, Mwarusha, Sukuma, Zanaki; Togo: Ewe; Uganda: Acholi, Bunyoro, Busoga, Ganda, Langi, Luo, Nyoro; Zanzibar; Zambia: Lovale, Lunda, RES, Tonga; Zimbabwe: RES, Shona Ruspolia nitidula (Scopoli, 1786) 13 Plastocorypha nigrifons (Redtenbacher 1891) Uganda: Ganda Tettigonia viridissima (Linnaeus, 1758) 9,13 Zabalius sp. 13 Stenopelmatidae Afrogryllacris africana (Brunner von Wattenwyl, 1888) 8 Henicus whellani Chopard, 1950 2,5 All names were checked with either ADW [ 2 ], GBIF [ 29 ], or Launois-Luong and LeCoq [ 44 ] and corrected when wrongly spelled by the authors of the references used Used references: 1 Banjo et al [ 5 ], 2 Chemura et al [ 17 ]; 3 Fasoranti and Ajiboye [ 25 ]; 4 Gelfand [ 30 ]; 5 Hlongwane et al [ 34 ]; 6 Levy-Luxereau [ 46 ]; 7 Loko et al [ 48 ]; 8 Malaisse [ 50 ]; 9 Félix [ 26 ]; 10 Mugova et al [ 62 ]; 11 Nkouka [ 65 ]; 12 Riggi et al [ 75 ]; 13 Séverin and Lecoq [ 80 ]; 14 Van Itterbeeck et al [ 96 ]; 15 Weaving [ 97 ] …”

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“… All names were checked with either ADW [ 2 ], GBIF [ 29 ], or Launois-Luong and LeCoq [ 44 ] and corrected when wrongly spelled by the authors of the references used Used references: 1 Banjo et al [ 5 ], 2 Chemura et al [ 17 ]; 3 Fasoranti and Ajiboye [ 25 ]; 4 Gelfand [ 30 ]; 5 Hlongwane et al [ 34 ]; 6 Levy-Luxereau [ 46 ]; 7 Loko et al [ 48 ]; 8 Malaisse [ 50 ]; 9 Félix [ 26 ]; 10 Mugova et al [ 62 ]; 11 Nkouka [ 65 ]; 12 Riggi et al [ 75 ]; 13 Séverin and Lecoq [ 80 ]; 14 Van Itterbeeck et al [ 96 ]; 15 Weaving [ 97 ] …”

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Cultural significance of locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets in sub-Saharan Africa

Huis

2022

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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Background In sub-Saharan Africa, there is a wealth of information about insects which is often only orally available. The purpose of the study was to remedy this shortcoming and make an overview of how orthopteran species are utilised, perceived and experienced in daily life across sub-Saharan Africa. Method Ethno-entomological information on Orthoptera in sub-Saharan Africa was collected by (1) interviews with more than 300 people from about 120 ethnic groups in 27 countries in the region; (2) library studies in Africa, London, Paris and Leiden; and (3) using web search engines. Results More than 126 species of crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts have been identified as edible in sub-Saharan Africa. Some toxic species, such as Zonocerus spp., are eaten by some groups who use processing and detoxifying techniques. The katydid Ruspolia differens is very popular as food in central and eastern Africa and is captured by indigenous and commercial methods. Vernacular names refer to their morphology, behaviour, characteristics or the beliefs associated with the insect. The aposematic pyrgomorphid species, such as Zonocerus spp., are often used as medicine. Children play with grasshoppers, by for instance herding them like cattle, and they consider cricket-hunting for food as a game. The doctrine of signatures probably plays a role, as crickets, because of their chirping, are used to improve the sound of a music instrument, or as medicine to treat earache. Locust plagues are considered a punishment which requires repentance, but also an opportunity to acquire food. Proverbs and stories relate to using the orthopterans as food or to the underground lives of the crickets. Possible explanations are given as to why so many practices, beliefs and stories about orthopterans are so widespread in sub-Saharan Africa. The relevance of recording such ethno-entomological practices is discussed. Conclusion Grasshoppers, locusts and crickets, although they may be agricultural pests, are very popular as food. They are also used in medicine, and as toys, and they play a role in religion, art and literature.

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Cultural significance of locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets in sub-Saharan Africa

Huis

2022

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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“…Common African edible insects: (A) Cirina forda (moth caterpillar) (B) Gonimbrasia belina (mopane 'worm' = caterpillar) (C) Rhynchophorus phoenicis (palm weevil grubs) (D) Macrotermes spp. (winged adult termite) (E) Gryllus assimilis (adult cricket) (F) Ruspolia differens (adult grasshopper) (G) Encosternum delegorguei (adult stink-bug) (H) Oryctes rhinoceros (palm beetle grub) (Adapted from[20,[29][30][31][32][33][34][35]).…”

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Fermented Edible Insects for Promoting Food Security in Africa

Kewuyemi

Kesa

Chinma

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Insects

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Efforts to attain sustainable nutritional diets in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) are still below par. The continent is envisaged to face more impending food crises. This review presents an overview of common edible insects in Africa, their nutritional composition, health benefits and utilization in connection with fermentation to enrich the inherent composition of insect-based products and offer foods related to existing and generally preferred culinary practice. Attempts to explore fermentation treatments involving insects showed fermentation affected secondary metabolites to induce antimicrobial, nutritional and therapeutic properties. Available value-added fermented edible insect products like paste, powder, sauces, and insect containing fermented foods have been developed with potential for more. Novel fermented edible insect-based products could effectively fit in the continent’s food mix and therefore mitigate ongoing food insecurity, as well as to balance nutrition with health risk concerns limiting edible insects’ product acceptability in SSA.

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“…While, roasted adults of the African weaver ant, tailor ant, or sewing ant of Oecophylla longinoda are delicacies in Sub-Saharan Africa, Cango, Cameroon, and Tanzania. They eat the whole body of adult ants by grilling them by mixing the ants with local herbs or fruits (Wetterer, 2017;Félix, 2019;Vayssières et al, 2022;Omonmhenle and Iyekowa, 2023). In Myanmar, Thailand, India, Loas, Malaysia, and China, the Oecophylla smaragdina is either eaten raw as chutney or cooked by boiling or processed into various food products such as salad, roasted snack food, fish soup, chili paste or curried lightly with vegetable van Itterbeeck et al, 2014).…”

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Edible black ant Smith (Carebara vidua) as human food – A systematic review

Siddiqui,

Ho,

Adimulam

et al. 2024

J. Insects Food Feed

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Meeting food security is one of the major global challenges to ensure sufficient supply of food for current and future generations, considering increasing population growth and climate change issues. Consequently, the consumption of edible insects as an alternative food source has recently gained global attention for combating global food insecurity. The present review aims to provide information on the recent progress in consumption of edible black ant Smith, particularly Carebara vidua, as the main focus. The global consumption record of edible black ant Smith and consumer acceptance as well as the strategies used to increase consumer acceptance of eating edible black ant smith were proposed. In addition, the bioecology of black ant Smith was covered in this review. Further, details are provided in this review on the benefits to health, economy, and environment of practicing eating edible insects such as black ant Smith. Focus on the potential uses of Carebara vidua as a food ingredient in culinary cuisine and their safety concerns from rearing until processing were highlighted. The SCOPUS database was analysed using bibliometric software to understand the connections between recent scientific outputs and ant as human food thoroughly. BioRender software was used to create scientific figures. It is noteworthy to highlight that black ant smith contains high protein and micronutrient, especially iron and zinc are higher than that of plant-, animal-based food, and seafood that contribute significantly to meeting the daily protein and mineral intake amount for human. Moreover, the exhibition of antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of edible black ant smith suggests that it can be used as a future functional ingredients for food, pharmaceutical, and cosmetics purposes. Hence, edible black ant smith is promising as an alternative and potential source of food or medicine for sustainable food security.

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Edible Insects Diversity and Their Importance in Cameroon

Cited by 5 publications

References 14 publications

Cultural significance of locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets in sub-Saharan Africa

Cultural significance of locusts, grasshoppers, and crickets in sub-Saharan Africa

Fermented Edible Insects for Promoting Food Security in Africa

Edible black ant Smith (Carebara vidua) as human food – A systematic review

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