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Nepenthes (/ n ɪ ˈ p ɛ n θ iː z / nih-PEN-theez) is a genus of carnivorous plants, also known as tropical pitcher plants, or monkey cups, in the monotypic family Nepenthaceae. The genus includes about 170 species , [ 4 ] and numerous natural and many cultivated hybrids.
Kerria lacca is a species of insect in the family Kerriidae, the lac insects. These are in the superfamily Coccoidea, the scale insects. This species is perhaps the most commercially important lac insect, being a main source of lac, a resin which can be refined into shellac and other products. [1] This insect is native to Asia. [2]
Some of the most commonly consumed insects in Thailand are: [1] Acheta domestica (house cricket) Gryllus bimaculatus (Mediterranean field cricket) Brachytrupes portentosus (short-tailed cricket) Omphisa fuscidentalis (bamboo borer) Bombyx mori (silkworm pupa) Oecophylla smaragdina (weaver ant) Lethocerus indicus (giant water bug)
Insects as food or edible insects are insect species used for human consumption. [1] Over 2 billion people are estimated to eat insects on a daily basis. [ 2 ] Globally, more than 2,000 insect species are considered edible, though far fewer are discussed for industrialized mass production and regionally authorized for use in food.
Insect protein, long hailed as a sustainable food source, hasn’t caught on in the mainstream. But in recent years, interest in insects as ingredients for animal food has been growing. A 2021 ...
Van Huis researches edible insects and advocates human entomophagy, [2] [3] the consumption of insects by humans, and coordinates the research program Sustainable production of Insect Proteins for human consumption (SUPRO2). The program investigates the nutritive and environmental aspects of insect farming and consumption, e.g. of weaver ants. [4]
The Caelifera have a predominantly tropical distribution with fewer species known from temperate zones, but most of the superfamilies have representatives worldwide. They are almost exclusively herbivorous and are probably the oldest living group of chewing herbivorous insects.
This tropical moth is commonly seen in summer throughout the continental US, and occasionally eastern Canada (its northern limit is eastern Ontario and south-western Quebec beyond the host range). This species appears to be either adapting to colder areas, or staying further north due to changing climates.