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Intro; Dedication; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; References; Contents; Part I: Introduction to Insects; Insects: Key Biological Features; 1 What Are Insects?; 2 The Insect Exoskeleton; 2.1 Cuticle Microstructure; 2.2 Cuticle Chemistry; 3 Insect Growth and Development; 4 The Insect Gut; 5 Establishing an Insect Colony: Field Collection of Live Insects; 6 Insect Rearing: Purposes, Scales and Cautions; 7 Conclusions; References; Part II: Culture; Insect Consumption in the Arctic; 1 Introduction; 2 Inuit Migration; 3 Inuit and Insects; 4 Inuit Land; 5 Inuit Food-Ways
6 Observations of Traditional Consumption of Insects in the Arctic6.1 What Is an Oestridae Fly?; 6.2 Nutritional Composition of Oestridae Larvae; 6.3 Other Insects and Insect Products Eaten in the Arctic; 6.3.1 Blowfly Maggots; 6.3.2 Bumblebees and Their Honey; 6.3.3 Sawflies Larvae; 7 Transition from Traditional Inuit Diet to Westernized Dietary Patterns; 8 Considerations for Insect Farming in the Arctic; 9 Parting Thoughts; References; An Ethnographic Account of the Role of Edible Insects in the Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India; 1 Introduction; 2 Material and Methods
3 Result and Discussion3.1 Nomenclature of Insects by Adi; 3.2 Insects in Myths and Beliefs; 3.3 Belief System of Insects as Weather and Season Forecasters; 3.4 Insects in the Sayings and Proverbs; 3.5 Insects in Connection with Songs and Music of the Adi; 3.6 Insects in the Short Stories of Adis; 3.7 The Role of Insects in Hunting Activities and in Festivals; 3.8 Insects in Recreation and Decoration; 3.9 Entomophagy of Adi; 3.10 Insects in Traditional Health and Medicine; 3.11 Insects Perceived as a Nuisance; 4 Conclusion; References; Edible Insects and Their Uses in North America
Past, Present and Future1 Introduction; 2 Indigenous History of Insect Eating; 2.1 Canada; 2.2 Mexico and Latin America; 2.2.1 Diversity of Edible Insect Species; 2.2.2 Entomophagy in Estado de Mexico; 2.2.3 Entomophagy in Oaxaca; 2.3 United States of America; 2.3.1 Great Basin; 2.3.2 Southeast; 2.3.3 Midwest and Northeast; 3 Entomophagy in the Twentieth Century; 3.1 Food Insects Research and Development Project; 3.2 Food Insects Newsletter; 3.3 Modern Edible Insect Use in Mexico; 4 Edible Insects in the Twenty-First Century; 4.1 Academic Interest Accelerates in North America
4.2 Shifting Popular Perceptions to Value Insects4.2.1 Abstraction for Hesitant Western Consumers; 4.2.2 First Consumer Products; 4.3 From Academia to the Popular Imagination; 4.4 Crowdfunding; 4.5 From Ideas to Production; 4.6 2016, Year of the Cricket; 4.7 Entomophagy's First American Trade Association; 5 Farming; 5.1 Crickets Over Mealworms; 6 Common Processing Methods; 6.1 Dry Roasting and Grinding; 6.2 Slurry, Spray Dry, Dehydrate; 6.3 Other; 7 Regulations, Investments and Marketing Trends; 7.1 Regulatory Landscape; 7.2 Investments in the Food Insects Industry; 7.3 Market Trends
6 Observations of Traditional Consumption of Insects in the Arctic6.1 What Is an Oestridae Fly?; 6.2 Nutritional Composition of Oestridae Larvae; 6.3 Other Insects and Insect Products Eaten in the Arctic; 6.3.1 Blowfly Maggots; 6.3.2 Bumblebees and Their Honey; 6.3.3 Sawflies Larvae; 7 Transition from Traditional Inuit Diet to Westernized Dietary Patterns; 8 Considerations for Insect Farming in the Arctic; 9 Parting Thoughts; References; An Ethnographic Account of the Role of Edible Insects in the Adi Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, North-East India; 1 Introduction; 2 Material and Methods
3 Result and Discussion3.1 Nomenclature of Insects by Adi; 3.2 Insects in Myths and Beliefs; 3.3 Belief System of Insects as Weather and Season Forecasters; 3.4 Insects in the Sayings and Proverbs; 3.5 Insects in Connection with Songs and Music of the Adi; 3.6 Insects in the Short Stories of Adis; 3.7 The Role of Insects in Hunting Activities and in Festivals; 3.8 Insects in Recreation and Decoration; 3.9 Entomophagy of Adi; 3.10 Insects in Traditional Health and Medicine; 3.11 Insects Perceived as a Nuisance; 4 Conclusion; References; Edible Insects and Their Uses in North America
Past, Present and Future1 Introduction; 2 Indigenous History of Insect Eating; 2.1 Canada; 2.2 Mexico and Latin America; 2.2.1 Diversity of Edible Insect Species; 2.2.2 Entomophagy in Estado de Mexico; 2.2.3 Entomophagy in Oaxaca; 2.3 United States of America; 2.3.1 Great Basin; 2.3.2 Southeast; 2.3.3 Midwest and Northeast; 3 Entomophagy in the Twentieth Century; 3.1 Food Insects Research and Development Project; 3.2 Food Insects Newsletter; 3.3 Modern Edible Insect Use in Mexico; 4 Edible Insects in the Twenty-First Century; 4.1 Academic Interest Accelerates in North America
4.2 Shifting Popular Perceptions to Value Insects4.2.1 Abstraction for Hesitant Western Consumers; 4.2.2 First Consumer Products; 4.3 From Academia to the Popular Imagination; 4.4 Crowdfunding; 4.5 From Ideas to Production; 4.6 2016, Year of the Cricket; 4.7 Entomophagy's First American Trade Association; 5 Farming; 5.1 Crickets Over Mealworms; 6 Common Processing Methods; 6.1 Dry Roasting and Grinding; 6.2 Slurry, Spray Dry, Dehydrate; 6.3 Other; 7 Regulations, Investments and Marketing Trends; 7.1 Regulatory Landscape; 7.2 Investments in the Food Insects Industry; 7.3 Market Trends