Edible caterpillars and their host plants: ethnobotanical insights in Kwilu, Democratic Republic of Congo
The promotion of edible caterpillars through the establishment of plantations for the semi-rearing would contribute to the conservation of these species and make them more available to the local population. Caterpillar preference testing, diet modification and interaction studies between these species would enable better management.
Authors
- Armel Gougbédji (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1584-4893)
- Paul Latham
- Rudy Caparros Megido (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9368-7072)
- Marcellin Cuma Cokola (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5429-0483)
- Michel Frédérich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0770-9990)
- François Malaisse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4930-1344)
- Frédéric Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7731-0849)
- Constantin Lubini
- Françoise M Madamo
- Dieudonné Mangunza
Institutions
- University of Liège (BE)
- Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech (BE)
- University of Kinshasa (CD)
- Institut Supérieur Pédagogique de Bukavu (CD)
- Université d'Abomey-Calavi (BJ)
- Université Evangélique en Afrique (CD)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
- Published
- 2025-05-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-025-00781-5
- Primary Topic
- Entomological Studies and Ecology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Université de Liège