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Arunachal's Adi and Apatani tribes' traditional knowledge of harvesting and using edible insects.
Jharna Chakravorty,Salomi Jugli,M. Boria,Victor Benno Meyer-Rochow +3 more
- Vol. 5, Iss: 2, pp 125-135
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At least 65 insect species of 30 families and 9 orders, namely Orthoptera (15 species), Odonata (12), Coleoptera(11), HymenopterA (10), Hemiptera (9, Lepidoptera) and one species each of Ephem...Abstract:
At least 65 insect species of 30 families and 9 orders, namely Orthoptera (15 species), Odonata (12), Coleoptera (11), Hymenoptera (10), Hemiptera (9), Lepidoptera (5) and one species each of Ephem...read more
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Anthropo-entomophagy and ethno-entomology among the ethnic Mao-Naga and Poumai-Naga tribes of Manipur, Northeast India
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The fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma
TL;DR: The general character of “The Fauna of British India” is so well known, and has been so frequently commented on, that it is only necessary to say that the present half-volume is similar to those which have preceded it, and that the high character of the series is fully maintained.
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Therapeutic arthropods and other, largely terrestrial, folk-medicinally important invertebrates: a comparative survey and review
TL;DR: Traditional healing methods involving hundreds of insect and other invertebrate species are reviewed and some of the uses are based on the tenet of “similia similibus” (let likes be cured by likes), but not all non-conventional health promoting practices should be dismissed as superstition or wishful thinking.
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Comparative Survey of Entomophagy and Entomotherapeutic Practices in Six Tribes of Eastern Arunachal Pradesh (India)
Jharna Chakravorty,Jharna Chakravorty,Sampat Ghosh,V. Benno Meyer-Rochow,V. Benno Meyer-Rochow +4 more
TL;DR: A consolidated list of edible insects used in the eastern part of Arunachal Pradesh by Wangcho (Wancho) and Nocte tribes and the Shingpo, Tangsa, Deori and Chakma of the Changlang District has been prepared.
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Grasshoppers as a food source? A review
Aman Paul,Michel Frederich,Roel Uyttenbroeck,Séverin Hatt,Priyanka Malik,Simon Lebecque,Malik Hamaidia,Krystian Miazek,Dorothée Goffin,Luc Willems,Magali Deleu,Marie-Laure Fauconnier,Aurore Richel,Edwin De Pauw,Christophe Blecker,Arnaud Monty,Frédéric Francis,Eric Haubruge,Sabine Danthine +18 more
TL;DR: Les criquets represent a part importante des insectes consommes dans le monde as mentioned in this paper, and le succes de l’introduction of criques comme aliment, dans des regions ou ils ne sont generalement pas consomes, depend de la capacite du consommateur a modifier son comportement alimentaire.
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Notes on entomophagy and entomotherapy generally and information on the situation in India in particular
TL;DR: Traditional communities need to be shown to appreciate the value of their customs and that to look after their environment is not a luxury, but a necessity, and studying food insects and therapeutically important species would allow countries like India to develop ways to sustainably use this abundant natural resource.