From: Traditional knowledge regarding edible insects in Burkina Faso
Scientific name | Orders | Common name | Seasonal availability | Consumption stage | Methods of collection | Person who collect | Forms of consumption |
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Macrotermes subhyalinus | Isoptera | Winged termites | June–July | Adult | Trapped in a large bowl of water near the light source | Children, women | Fried, roasted |
Cirina butyrospermi | Lepidoptera | Caterpillar | June–August | Larva | Picked up under the plant | Children, women | Fried, ingredients in sauce |
Kraussaria angulifera | Orthoptera | Grasshopper | November–January | Adult | Harvested by hand or with a stick very early in the morning | Men, children | Fried, grilled |
Gryllus campestris | Orthoptera | Field cricket | September–October | Adult | Hunted by digging them out from their burrows | Men, children | Fried, grilled |
Carbula marginella | Hemiptera | Beetle | October–January | Adult | Picked up under the cave holes and millet | Children, women | Fried |
Rhynchophorus phoenicis | Coleoptera | Palm weevil | December–May | Larva | Picked up inside the infested host plant | Children, men, women | Fried, roasted |
Oryctes sp. | Coleoptera | – | June–August | Larva | Picked in the cow dung | Children, women | Fried, roasted |