Threatened edible insects in Hidalgo, Mexico and some measures to preserve them

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Edible insects are a natural renewable resource that provides food to many ethnic groups in Mexico. Some of these species are overexploited because of increased consumption, caused by the huge human population growth in the area and because of the large demand of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ramos-Elorduy Julieta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2006-12-01
Series:Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine
Online Access:http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/2/1/51