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Constructing and Using a Light Trap Harvester: Rural Technology for Mass Collection of Agoro Termites (Macrotermes subhylanus)
M.A. Ayieko, G.O. Obonyo, J.A. Odhiambo, P.L. Ogweno, J. Achacha and J. Anyango
Corresponding Author: Monica A. Ayieko
Submitted: 2010 December, 07
Accepted: 2011 January, 20
Published: 2011 February, 20 |
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Entomophagy is now a growing industry in many parts of the world especially in the developing
countries. Entrepreneurs in several parts of the world are making edible insects both palatable and marketable
for income generation. The traditional use of insects as food continues to be widespread in tropical and
subtropical countries and to provide significant nutritional, economic and ecological benefits for rural
communities. Consumption of insects is considered to be a more efficient use of the world's resources to feed
the growing population. Insect consumption is growing in many parts of the world and the winged termite in
particular is consumed widely in various part of East Africa especially in the western part of Kenya. The
traditional methods of collecting these termites vary considerably from one region to another. This paper
highlights the indigenous ways of collecting Macrotermes subhylanus locally known as Agoro in the Lake
Victoria region. The method was developed by integrating modern technology and the indigenous technological
knowledge. The variation in the yield of the sample of Agoro mounds selected and the traps used are presented
and discussed.
Key words: Agoro, harvesters, indigenous knowledge, termites, yields, ,
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M.A. Ayieko, G.O. Obonyo, J.A. Odhiambo, P.L. Ogweno, J. Achacha and J. Anyango, . Constructing and Using a Light Trap Harvester: Rural Technology for Mass Collection of Agoro Termites (Macrotermes subhylanus). Research Journal of Applied Sciences, Engineering and Technology, (02): 105-109.
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