The characteristics of edible insects and its relation with ecological environments in Namibia

Abstract

Edible insects attract high attention as new food source. In arid-area like Namibia, many types of insects relating with its regional ecological environments were eaten and Mopane worm is typical one. It is generally considered that food source obtained in arid and semi-arid areas were scarce, but represented by the case study in this paper showing the diverse usage of edible insects in Namibia, the resource use in the area have variety.