Claim · model-written summary
The authors propose host-plant plantations for caterpillar semi-rearing to aid conservation and availability.
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e0“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.”
t0“host plants”
Title
Françoise M. Madamo; Marcellin C. Cokola; Armel Gougbedji; et al. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2025. doi:10.1186/s13002-025-00781-5
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation The most consumed caterpillars fed on leaves of 51 plant species, mostly Fabaceae.
- Observation Seven main categories of caterpillar host-plant use were identified.
- Association Wood charcoal, construction and slash-and-burn agriculture were estimated as primary causes of host-plant destruction.
- Observation Petersianthus macrocarpus was preferred by the most consumed caterpillars.
- Observation Ricinodendron heudelotii was preferred by the most consumed caterpillars.
- Observation Petersianthus macrocarpus, Ricinodendron heudelotii and Erythrophleum africanum had cultural importance and faced pressure in Kwilu.
- Recommendation The authors recommend caterpillar preference, diet and interaction studies to improve management.