108: Butterball Beetles & Bugs on Your Plate

If you were to conduct a random sampling of entomologists, you would find that there are a number of issues in which we firmly divide ourselves when it comes to important, life decisions.  What are the best IPM methods? Who is better: The Beatles or The Scorpions? Would you be willing to host a bot fly in your body?  You know, for science. And would you eat a bug?  And it's here that we land today.  So let's dig in, and get a taste of the history of insect eating.  Some pros, cons. and downright weird.    Further Reading: A Brief History of Entomophagy The Natural History of Cheese Mites 7 Upscale Insect Dishes From Around the World The 1903 Cheese Mites Film History Cheese Mites Film Nutritional Value of Insects from Around the World