At the time of European settlement, the relative importance of insects in the diets of Australian Aborigines varied across the continent, reflecting both the availability of edible insects and of other plants and animals as food. The hunter-gatherer lifestyle adopted by the Australian Aborigines, as well as their understanding of the dangers of overexploitation, meant that entomophagy was a sus...

The present paper reports 28 species of mites under 3 orders, 14 families and 23 genera 6 insects belonging to orders collected from some edible wild mushrooms Mini Sundarbans adjoining areas Taki-Hasnabad (Dist-North 24 Parganas). This includes both damage causing predatory insects. There are not earlier known occur on in India. All the listed giving collection localities including GPS data na...

Population growth, rising global food demand, and environmental concerns related to (animal) production have indicated the use of edible insects as a sustainable healthy source. However, despite being considered novel in Western countries, entomophagy is traditional habit many human cultures ethnic groups. Many preclinical studies highlighted health benefits their bioactive compounds, although ...

this research is a descriptive analytical study which been carried out for the purpose of study of application period, causes of the discontinuation and the problems arising from the application of the edible pills as a pregnancy preventive method among the women of tehran (1989). 986 women have been studied in two groups as follows: a) the women who have used the edible pills (737 women). b) t...

We investigate consumers’ willingness to pay for edible and non-edible plants protected by beneficial insects those pesticides, respectively, as well the influence of message framing on pay. use basil, heather, orchids experimental objects in two stated-choice experiments (one lab-in-the-field experiment one online experiment) conducted Germany. In both experiments, we find strong evidence that...

Edible insects are a promising product for the Russian food market. This is due to their high nutritional value, presence of essential amino acids, useful omega‑3 and omega‑6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. The balanced content macro- microelements in composition such allows us talk about its potential benefits human health. However, at present there no reliable information attitude citizens eatin...