Entomology, Ornithology & Herpetology: Current Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0983
ISSN: 2161-0983
Okore Oghale O'woma, Avaoja D. A and Nwana I. E.
Accepted Abstracts: Entomol Ornithol Herpetol
The use of insects as food by the people of the Niger Delta in Nigeria is not new. A total of twenty species were recorded as used as food. The species cut across six orders namely: Isoptera, Orthoptera, Coleoptera, Lepidotera, Hemiptera and Diptera. Order Coleoptera had the highest number of species (6) followed closely by orders Lepidoptera and Orthoptera with 5 species each. The species consumed differed in each of the assessed states however, the most commonly consumed species were termites recording 29% on a pie-chart followed closely by R. phoenicis larva with 22%.