INSECTS USED AS FOOD WITH EMPHASIS TO ACRIDID CULTURE, BIOMASS PRODUCTION AND SCOPE OF APPLICATION

DAS A.1*
1Department of Zoology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata- 700 017, WB, India.
* Corresponding Author : dasamlan@yahoo.co.in

Received : 16-11-2013     Accepted : 24-04-2014     Published : 10-07-2014
Volume : 4     Issue : 1       Pages : 82 - 87
Int J Zool Res 4.1 (2014):82-87
DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.9735/2231-3516.4.1.82-87

Keywords : Acridid mass culture, rearing, biomass production, protein-source, feed supplement, entomophagism
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : SERB (SR/FT/LS-174/2012), Govt. of India, Department of Zoology, Visva Bharati, Santiniketan and Depart-ment of Zoology, Dinabandhu Mahavidyalaya, Bongaon, WB.

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Abstract

This paper deals with a new approach of entomology with an economic outlook. Acridid (Orthoptera) biomass by means of its mass culture could be utilized as a non-conventional source of protein-rich feed supplement to chick rations and fisheries. Moreover, it could be encouraged for anthropogenic consumption as well. This paper advocates miscellaneous uses of insects, particularly grasshoppers, as feed ingredient and food source. The Acridid mass rearing, culture and management towards biomass production can establish economically. The mass culture procedure of Acridid is short-sketched with relevant information.

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