Abstract:http://www.eje.cz and high fecundity. In addition, it is more environmentally friendly and less expensive to rear insects for food.The fi eld cricket, Scapsipedus icipe Hugel and Tanga (Orthoptera: Gryllidae) (Tanga et al., 2018) is edible and could be used to reduce malnutrition at local and global levels. It is a native of Kenya and well adapted to the tropical climate of Africa including Madagascar (Tanga et al., 2018;Magara et al., 2021). This insect is highly nutritional in terms of protein, fat, fi bre… Show more
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