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Originally Posted by headquarters
people would have to pucker up and breed and eat bugs .
they are one of the most efficient food sources on the planet and some species yield huge harvests with moderate efforts -as long as climate is warm7favourable.
Why take the trouble ? Bugs yield versatile produce that are rich in calories and protein .
I am talking grinding the critters to a pulp or granula that are then added to other foodstuffs as a supplement ,not hideous barbecued exoskeletons simmering in a pulpy sauce of insectoid fluid.
Unless you like them au natural of course.
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To quote the Klingons in a Star Trek:TNG episode, "Gahk (worms) are best eaten alive." ISTR work being done in the 70's involving breeding and harvesting earthworms to reclaim their protein as a food supplement. And earthworm composting is a great way of improving soil composition for intensive gardening agriculture. A 2-for-1 deal!
Actually, you seem to be missing an easy answer, at least in part--feed them to your poultry. Southern New Jersey counties have for several years instituted a program to release in rural and suburban areas free-range Guinea hens, which eat an enormous weight of ticks and other bugs each day. Free-range chickens, turkeys, geese, pigeons, etc. (or semi-cultivated ones receiving bug-protein supplements) can also benefit from the little exoskeletal critters by converting insect protein into avian protein. And free-range eggs from chickens whose diet includes bugs are far superior to the industrial farm product IMHO. Solutions to two problems (pest control and protein supply) with one effort once again (I love it when a plan comes together!).