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Journal of Advances in Sports and Physical Education Edible Insects Consumption
Journal of Advances in Sports and Physical Education Abbreviated key title: J. Adv. Sport. Phys. Edu. ISSN: 2616-8642 (Print) A Publication by “Scholars Middle East Publishers” ISSN: 2617-3905 (Online) Dubai, United Arab Emirates Edible Insects Consumption: A Veritable Option to Ameliorate the Deleterious Health Consequences of Kwashiorkor in Nigeria Adeleke Olasunkanmi R* Human Kinetics and Health Education Department, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria Abstract: All over the world particularly in the developing nations including Nigeria Original Research Article more than half of the population are suffering from a situation in which one problem causes another, this problems include ignorance, poverty, malnutrition, disease and early *Corresponding author death. Approximately, one third of a life is spent as a result of a struggle for food. A Adeleke Olasunkanmi R conservative estimate places the daily toll from kwashiorkor at 10,000. A figure indicates that between 800 million and one billion persons suffer from some degree of Protein- Article History Energy Malnutrition (PEM) alone. The resultant effect of protein deficiency kwashiorkor Received: 12.09.2018 which leads illness, stunted growth, among others. Kwashiorkor and its effect could be Accepted: 26.09.2018 mitigated in West African and Nigeria through insect’s consumption. Insects are the most Published: 30.09.2018 successful, biologically, of all the groups of arthropods, and they abound in great numbers in Nigeria because of the large forest and grass land areas, fresh water and wide coastal regions which supports the existence of insects. Insects supply high quality protein which are requiring in children nutrition and they are abundant, cheap, easy to harvest, and are available throughout the year. -
Chapter 15. Central and Eastern Africa: Overview
Chapter 15 Chapter 15 CENTRAL AND EASTERN AFRICA: OVERVIEW The region as treated here is comprised mainly of Angola, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Congo (Brazzaville), Congo (Kinshasa) (formerly Zaire), Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia. The wide variety of insects eaten includes at least 163 species, 121 genera, 34 families and 10 orders. Of this group the specific identity is known for 128 species, only the generic identity for another 21, only the family identity of another 12 and only the order identity of one. Gomez et al (1961) estimated that insects furnished 10% of the animal proteins produced annually in Congo (Kinshasa). Yet, in this region, as in others, insect use has been greatly under-reported and under-studied. Until recently, for example, the specific identity was known for fewer than twenty species of insects used in Congo (Kinshasa), but, in a careful study confined only to caterpillars and only to the southern part of the country, Malaisse and Parent (1980) distinguished 35 species of caterpillars used as food. The extent of insect use throughout the region is probably similar to that in Congo (Kinshasa) and Zambia, the best-studied countries. Research is needed. Caterpillars and termites are the most widely marketed insects in the region, but many others are also important from the food standpoint, nutritionally, economically or ecologically. As stated by this author (DeFoliart 1989): "One can't help but wonder what the ecological and nutritional maps of Africa might look like today if more effort had been directed toward developing some of these caterpillar, termite, and other food insect resources." The inclusion of food insects in the Africa-wide Exhibition on Indigenous Food Technologies held in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1995 is indicative of the resurgence of interest in this resource by the scientific community of the continent. -
Redalyc.A Review of the Genus Ectropa Wallengren, 1863 with Descriptions of a New Genus and Six New Species (Lepidoptera: Chryso
SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología ISSN: 0300-5267 [email protected] Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología España Kurshakov, P. A.; Zolotuhin, V. V. A review of the genus Ectropa Wallengren, 1863 with descriptions of a new genus and six new species (Lepidoptera: Chrysopolomidae) SHILAP Revista de Lepidopterología, vol. 41, núm. 164, octubre-diciembre, 2013, pp. 431-447 Sociedad Hispano-Luso-Americana de Lepidopterología Madrid, España Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=45530406003 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative 431-447 A review of the genus 2/12/13 16:37 Página 431 SHILAP Revta. lepid., 41 (164), diciembre 2013: 431-447 eISSN: 2340-4078 ISSN: 0300-5267 A review of the genus Ectropa Wallengren, 1863 with descriptions of a new genus and six new species (Lepidoptera: Chrysopolomidae) P. A. Kurshakov & V. V. Zolotuhin Summary The genus Ectropa Wallengren, 1863, is revised, and a new species, E. adam Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, sp. n., is described. Based on the wing pattern and male genitalia characters, a new genus Ectropona Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, gen. n., related to Ectropa, is erected here, with Ectropona dargei Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, sp. n., as a type-species. Five more new species are also described: Ectropona dargei Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, sp. n., E. larsa Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, sp. n., E. kubwa Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, sp. n., E. aarviki Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, sp. n., and E. revelli Kurshakov & Zolotuhin, sp. -
Chapter 13 SOUTHERN AFRICA
Chapter 13 Zimbabwe Chapter 13 SOUTHERN AFRICA: ZIMBABWE Taxonomic Inventory Taxa and life stages consumed Coleoptera Buprestidae (metallic woodborers) Sternocera funebris (author?), adult Sternocera orissa Buquet, adult Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles) Lepidiota (= Eulepida) anatine (author?), adult Lepidiota (= Eulepida) masnona (author?), adult Lepidiota (= Eulepida)nitidicollis (author?), adult Miscellaneous Coleoptera Scientific name(s) unreported Hemiptera Pentatomidae (stink bugs) Euchosternum (= Haplosterna; = Encosternum) delegorguei (Spinola) (= delagorguei), adult Pentascelis remipes (author?), adult Pentascelis wahlbergi (author?), adult Miscellaneous Hemiptera Scientific name(s) unreported Homoptera Cicadidae (cicadas) Loba leopardina (author?) Hymenoptera Apidae (honey bees) Trigona spp., larvae Formicidae (ants) Carebara vidua Sm., winged adult Isoptera Termitidae Macrotermes falciger Gerstacker (= goliath), winged adult, soldier, queen Macrotermes natalensis Haviland Lepidoptera Lasiocampidae (eggar moths, lappets) Lasiocampid sp., larva Limacodidae (slug caterpillars) Limacodid sp. Notodontidae (prominents) Anaphe panda (Boisdv.), larva Saturniidae (giant silkworm moths) Bunaea (= Bunea) alcinoe (Stoll), larva Bunaea sp., larva Cirina forda (Westwood), larva 1 of 12 9/20/2012 2:02 PM Chapter 13 Zimbabwe Gonimbrasia belina Westwood, larva Goodia kuntzei Dewitz (?), larva Gynanisa sp. (?), larva Imbrasia epimethea Drury, larva Imbrasia ertli Rebel, larva Lobobunaea sp., larva Microgone sp., (?), larva Pseudobunaea sp. (?), -
Check-List of the Butterflies of the Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve in Western Kenya (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea)
Nachr. entomol. Ver. Apollo, N. F. 25 (4): 161–174 (2004) 161 Check-list of the butterflies of the Kakamega Forest Nature Reserve in western Kenya (Lepidoptera: Hesperioidea, Papilionoidea) Lars Kühne, Steve C. Collins and Wanja Kinuthia1 Lars Kühne, Museum für Naturkunde der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Invalidenstraße 43, D-10115 Berlin, Germany; email: [email protected] Steve C. Collins, African Butterfly Research Institute, P.O. Box 14308, Nairobi, Kenya Dr. Wanja Kinuthia, Department of Invertebrate Zoology, National Museums of Kenya, P.O. Box 40658, Nairobi, Kenya Abstract: All species of butterflies recorded from the Kaka- list it was clear that thorough investigation of scientific mega Forest N.R. in western Kenya are listed for the first collections can produce a very sound list of the occur- time. The check-list is based mainly on the collection of ring species in a relatively short time. The information A.B.R.I. (African Butterfly Research Institute, Nairobi). Furthermore records from the collection of the National density is frequently underestimated and collection data Museum of Kenya (Nairobi), the BIOTA-project and from offers a description of species diversity within a local literature were included in this list. In total 491 species or area, in particular with reference to rapid measurement 55 % of approximately 900 Kenyan species could be veri- of biodiversity (Trueman & Cranston 1997, Danks 1998, fied for the area. 31 species were not recorded before from Trojan 2000). Kenyan territory, 9 of them were described as new since the appearance of the book by Larsen (1996). The kind of list being produced here represents an information source for the total species diversity of the Checkliste der Tagfalter des Kakamega-Waldschutzge- Kakamega forest. -
The Mcguire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity
Supplemental Information All specimens used within this study are housed in: the McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity (MGCL) at the Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, USA (FLMNH); the University of Maryland, College Park, USA (UMD); the Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle in Paris, France (MNHN); and the Australian National Insect Collection in Canberra, Australia (ANIC). Methods DNA extraction protocol of dried museum specimens (detailed instructions) Prior to tissue sampling, dried (pinned or papered) specimens were assigned MGCL barcodes, photographed, and their labels digitized. Abdomens were then removed using sterile forceps, cleaned with 100% ethanol between each sample, and the remaining specimens were returned to their respective trays within the MGCL collections. Abdomens were placed in 1.5 mL microcentrifuge tubes with the apex of the abdomen in the conical end of the tube. For larger abdomens, 5 mL microcentrifuge tubes or larger were utilized. A solution of proteinase K (Qiagen Cat #19133) and genomic lysis buffer (OmniPrep Genomic DNA Extraction Kit) in a 1:50 ratio was added to each abdomen containing tube, sufficient to cover the abdomen (typically either 300 µL or 500 µL) - similar to the concept used in Hundsdoerfer & Kitching (1). Ratios of 1:10 and 1:25 were utilized for low quality or rare specimens. Low quality specimens were defined as having little visible tissue inside of the abdomen, mold/fungi growth, or smell of bacterial decay. Samples were incubated overnight (12-18 hours) in a dry air oven at 56°C. Importantly, we also adjusted the ratio depending on the tissue type, i.e., increasing the ratio for particularly large or egg-containing abdomens. -
Downloadable from and Animals and Their Significance
Volume 31(3): 1–380 METAMORPHOSIS ISSN 1018–6490 (PRINT) ISSN 2307–5031 (ONLINE) LEPIDOPTERISTS’ SOCIETY OF AFRICA An overview of Lepidoptera-host-parasitoid associations for southern Africa, including an illustrated report on 2 370 African Lepidoptera-host and 119 parasitoid-Lepidoptera associations Published online: 3 November 2020 Hermann S. Staude1*, Marion Maclean1, Silvia Mecenero1,2, Rudolph J. Pretorius3, Rolf G. Oberprieler4, Simon van Noort5, Allison Sharp1, Ian Sharp1, Julio Balona1, Suncana Bradley1, Magriet Brink1, Andrew S. Morton1, Magda J. Botha1, Steve C. Collins1,6, Quartus Grobler1, David A. Edge1, Mark C. Williams1 and Pasi Sihvonen7 1Caterpillar Rearing Group (CRG), LepSoc Africa. [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] 2Centre for Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, South Africa. [email protected] 3Department of Agriculture, Faculty of Health and Environmental Science. Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. [email protected] 4CSIRO National Insect Collection, G. P. O. Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2701, Australia. [email protected] 5Research & Exhibitions Department, South African Museum, Iziko Museums of South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa and Department -
Infestation and Damage Caused to Vitellaria Paradoxa Gaertn. F
Infestation and Damage Caused to Vitellaria paradoxa Gaertn. F. (Sapotaceae) by Cirinaforda Westwood [Lepidoptera: Saturniidae] in Benue State, Nigeria. AGBIDYE, F. S.*, OFUYA, T. 1. IANDAKINDELE, S. 0.2 Department of Forest Production and Products, University of Agriculture, Makurdi, P. M. B. 2373, Makurdi, Nigeria. Nig. 1. Ent. 25:75-81 (2008) ABSTRACT. The infestation of sheabutter tree, Vitellaria paradoxa Gartner. F., by the pallid emperor moth, Cirinaforda Westwood, was studied from 2004-2006 inAye Gber and Akaa Pila in Benue State, Nigeria. Observations were made on adult emergence from soil, copulation behaviour, oviposition, incubation period, larval density, feeding within tree canopy, damage, and natural enemies. Ten leaves were randomly selected from the lower, middle, and upper strata of the crown and the numbers oflarvae on them were counted and transformed to-J x + 0.5 for analysis. Defoliation was rated on a scale from 0-2 and transformed to Log 10 before analysis. Moths of C forda emerged from the soil around the base of V paradoxa from the last week of May in each year. Larval densities were high in the first two weeks of sampling, declining significantly thereafter. Larval density was significantly higher (P<0.05) in the lower stratum of the crown compared to the middle or upper stratum. Locational differences in larval density were not significant (tu>0.05) although numerically higher density was observed at Aye Gber than at Akaa Pila in 2004 -2006. The trees were partially defoliated in 2004 and 2005 but were completely defoliated in 2006 at both locations. Three insect predators: Crematogaster sp. -
Traditional Consumption of and Rearing Edible Insects in Africa, Asia and Europe
Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition ISSN: 1040-8398 (Print) 1549-7852 (Online) Journal homepage: http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/bfsn20 Traditional consumption of and rearing edible insects in Africa, Asia and Europe Dele Raheem, Conrado Carrascosa, Oluwatoyin Bolanle Oluwole, Maaike Nieuwland, Ariana Saraiva, Rafael Millán & António Raposo To cite this article: Dele Raheem, Conrado Carrascosa, Oluwatoyin Bolanle Oluwole, Maaike Nieuwland, Ariana Saraiva, Rafael Millán & António Raposo (2018): Traditional consumption of and rearing edible insects in Africa, Asia and Europe, Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2018.1440191 To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2018.1440191 Accepted author version posted online: 15 Feb 2018. Published online: 15 Mar 2018. Submit your article to this journal Article views: 90 View related articles View Crossmark data Full Terms & Conditions of access and use can be found at http://www.tandfonline.com/action/journalInformation?journalCode=bfsn20 CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2018.1440191 Traditional consumption of and rearing edible insects in Africa, Asia and Europe Dele Raheema,b, Conrado Carrascosac, Oluwatoyin Bolanle Oluwoled, Maaike Nieuwlande, Ariana Saraivaf, Rafael Millanc, and Antonio Raposog aDepartment for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; bFaculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; -
LR PAYNE, Charlotte; MATO, Bibiche; FRUTH, Barbara
Entomophagy in the area surrounding LuiKotale, Salonga Title National Park, Democratic Republic of the Congo Author(s) LR PAYNE, Charlotte; MATO, Bibiche; FRUTH, Barbara Citation African Study Monographs (2016), 37(1): 1-12 Issue Date 2016-03 URL http://dx.doi.org/10.14989/209030 Right Type Departmental Bulletin Paper Textversion publisher Kyoto University African Study Monographs, 37 (1): 1–12, March 2016 1 ENTOMOPHAGY IN THE AREA SURROUNDING LUIKOTALE, SALONGA NATIONAL PARK, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO Charlotte LR PAYNE Interdisciplinary Cultural Studies, Rikkyo University Bibiche MATO Université de Kinshasa Barbara FRUTH Department Biology II, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Center for Research and Conservation, KMDA ABSTRACT Recent research has highlighted the importance of edible insects as a protein source in the developed and developing world, both as a traditional food and a more sustainable alternative to conventional livestock. However, there is concern that traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) concerning wild-collected insects is in danger of being lost. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is a country that encompasses many diverse cultures, many of which are known to include insects in their dietary repertoire, yet data on TEK related to edible insects across this region is scarce. This study records local knowledge and, where possible, scientific identification of the insects consumed by human communities in the area adjacent to LuiKotale, Salonga National Park. Information was gathered using interviews and first-hand observations. A total of 31 edible insects are identified by their local names, and of these 10 are identified to species level. Collection methods are recorded for seven commonly consumed spe- cies. -
Badmus Jelili Abiodun (Bsc, Msc, Mphil)
HOLARRHENA FLORIBUNDA LEAVES AS A POTENTIAL SOURCE OF BIOACTIVE ANTICANCER COMPOUNDS by Badmus Jelili Abiodun (BSc, MSc, MPhil) Student #: 3180104 A dissertation submitted in fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Philosophiae Doctor (PhD) Department of Medical BioSciences Faculty of Natural Sciences Supervisor Co-Supervisor Co-Supervisor Prof DC Hiss Dr OE Ekpo Dr AH Mohammed 10 December 2014 ©University of the Western Cape DECLARATION DECLARATION I, Badmus Jelili Abiodun, hereby declare that the dissertation “Holarrhena floribunda leaves as a potential source of bioactive anticancer compounds” hereby submitted by me for the PhD degree in Medical BioSciences at the University of the Western Cape has not been submitted previously at this or any other university, and that it is my own work in design and in execution, and that all reference materials contained herein have been duly acknowledged. Badmus J. A. : ............................................................................................................ Date Signed : ............................................................................................................ ii DEDICATION DEDICATION This dissertation is dedicated to my parents, Mr and Mrs Badmus, for their efforts towards my education. To my wife, Haleema Oyekemi, for her support and steadfastness towards my academic success and for keeping my home for 3 years while outside the country in pursuance of my doctoral degree. To my children: Oyindamola, Omorinola, Olaonipekun and Olamiposi, for constantly reminding me to come home. iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I wish to thank Allah for the completion of this part of the project. It is obvious that without Him on my side this work would not have been possible. I wish to sincerely thank my supervisor, Prof Donovon Charles Hiss, for accepting me as his PhD student, for his guidance, support and encouragement during the course of this project. -
Abstract Book Conference “Insects to Feed the World” | the Netherlands 14-17 May 2014
1st International Conference 14-17 May 2014, Wageningen (Ede), The Netherlands. Insects to feed the world SUMMARY REPORT Insects to Feed the World Conference SUMMARY REPORT Document compiled by Paul Vantomme Senior Forestry Officer [email protected] Christopher Münke FAO Consultant [email protected] Insects for Food and Feed Programme Non-Wood Forest Products Programme Forestry Department FAO 00153 Rome, Italy Insects for Food and Feed: http://www.fao.org/forestry/edibleinsects/en/ and Arnold van Huis Tropical entomologist Laboratory of Entomology [email protected] Joost van Itterbeeck PhD Student Laboratory of Entomology Anouk Hakman Student Laboratory of Entomology Wageningen University and Research Centre Wageningen, The Netherlands www.wageningenur.nl/ent Cover Photograph: Participants attending a Plenary session during the Conference (Photo Paul Vantomme) Table of Contents Objectives of the conference .................................................................................. III Executive summary..................................................................................................IV Summary notes from the sessions.........................................................................VI Conclusion .................................................................................................................X Recommendations ..................................................................................................XII Annex.......................................................................................................................XIII