Table 4 Seasonal availability for various consumed edible insects
Insect species | Rainy season | Dry season | Rainy season | Â | Â | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | TMA | TLA | |
Kalehe | ||||||||||||||
I. oyemensis | + | + | + | − | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | + | + | 5 | 3 |
L. migratoria | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | 5 | 7 |
A. mellifera | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 12 | 0 |
M. subhyalinus | + | + | + | − | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | + | + | 5 | 3 |
R. differens | + | + | + | + | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | + | + | + | 7 | 2 |
G. africana | + | + | + | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | + | + | + | 9 | 0 |
Idjwi | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Idjwi | ||||||||||||||
I. oyemensis | + | + | + | + | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | + | + | + | 7 | 2 |
L. migratoria | + | + | − | − | − | − | − | − | + | + | + | + | 6 | 6 |
A. mellifera | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | + | 12 | 0 |
M. subhyalinus | + | + | + | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | + | + | + | 6 | 2 |
R. differens | + | + | − | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | + | + | + | 5 | 3 |
G. trivittata | − | − | 0 | 0 | − | + | + | + | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
R. phoenicis | − | − | + | + | − | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | + | + | 4 | 3 |
Vespula spp | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | − | − | + | + | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |