Diversity of edible insects in the north and north east of Thailand
2002
Lewvanich, A.(Department of Agriculture, Bangkok (Thailand). Entomology and Zoology Division. Insect Taxonomy Group)
Edible insect surveys were conducted in provinces in the north and northeast of Thailand between October 1998 and September 2000. Further to the report given in 2001, collected insect specimens were classified into 8 Orders, 33 families and 194 species. The seasonal occurrence and the method of eating these insects varied among species. The commonly consumed species included many genera and species of leaf-eating beetles and dung beetles, giant waterbugs (Lethocerus indicus Lep-Serv.), red ants (Oecophylla smaragdina Fabricius), bamboo caterpillars (Omphisa fuscidentalis Hampson), mole crickets (Tarbinskiellus portentosus Lichtenstein), the Bombay locust (Patanga succincta Linnaeus) and many species of crickets and grasshoppers in the order Orthoptera. The nutrient values of 38 edible insect samples were analized. The Bombay locust (Patanga succincta Linnaeus) contains the highest protein content as 25.88 gm/100 gm. The bamboo caterpillar (Omphisa fuscidentalis Hampson) has the highest lipid content at 19.17 gm/100 gm. The grasshopper (Choroedocus illustris Walker) was the the highest source of energy with 237.16 Kcal/100 gm. The mineral elements, calcium and phosphorus were obtained from the mealworm (Tenebrio molitor Linnaeus) and the red-legged metallic wood-boring beetle at 0.59 gm/100 gm and 0.34 gm/100 gm, respectively.
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