Table 5 Host plants for various consumed edible insects in Kalehe and Idjwi territories
Insect species | Host plants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Common name | Scientific name | Indicators of presence | |
Kalehe | |||
I. oyemensis | Umbrella tree, red mangrove | Maesopsis eminii, Rhizophora mangle | Caterpillar smells and leaves consumed |
L. migratoria | Maize, millet, bean, sweet potato | Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor, Phaseolus vulgari, Ipomoea batatas | Whistling |
A. mellifera | NA | NA | NA |
M. subhyalinus | NA | NA | NA |
R. differens | Maize, millet, grass, Guinea grass, | Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor, Digitaria sp, Panicum maximum | NA |
G. africana | NA | NA | Whistling and canals in the wet ground |
Idjwi | |||
I. oyemensis | Sapele Mahogany, red mangrove | Entandrophragma cylindricum, Rhizophora mangle | Caterpillar smells and leaves consumed |
L. migratoria | Maize, sorghum, rice, sugarcane, groundnut, sweet potato | Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor, Oryza sativa, Saccharum officinarum, Arachis hypogaea, Ipomoea batatas | Whistling |
A. mellifera | NA | NA | NA |
M. subhyalinus | NA | NA | NA |
R. differens | Maize, millet, grass, giant rat's tail grass | Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor, Digitaria sp, Sporobolis pyramidalis | NA |
G. trivittata | Giant rat's tail grass, weeping lovegrass, jaragua grass | Sporobolis pyramidalis, Eragostis curvula, Hyparrhenia rufa, | NA |
R. phoenicis | African oil palm, palm | Elaeis guineensis, Raffia palm | Cracking noises in palm trunks and odor |
Vespula spp. | Hogweed | Heracleum sp | NA |