Raise bugs for food

[herman]

Does anyone know if this is a feasible thing to do?
i was trying to learn if I could raise bugs as part of a survival food supply?
thanks

 

[In God We Trust]

That's just nasty. I guess if you're hungry enough, but I wouldn't make it part if my plan. Rabbits are as easy as they come to raise. I'd start there

 

[ProGun]

Termites? 5:30 in the video. Bear Grylls knows a bit about that topic.

 

[Archilochus]

That's just nasty. I guess if you're hungry enough, but I wouldn't make it part if my plan. Rabbits are as easy as they come to raise. I'd start there

That pretty much sums it up. Lots of other things to eat that are not nearly as gross.

 

[Twigg]

I think I'd try to eat a porcupine before I'd eat bugs.

I know I'd eat squirrel before eating bugs.

 

[bfm]

From Pets To Plates: Why More People Are Eating Guinea Pigs : The Salt : NPR

Still looking for a copy of "How to Raise Chinchillas in Your Bathtub for Fun and Profit."

 

[bfm]

ThinkGeek :: Edible Bugs Gift Pack


all set for long term storage.

 

[gscott]

If we were supposed to eat Bugs we would have a nose like a woodpecker

 

[Boghog1]

about 90 countries of the world rely on insects and worms as a food source. if the fecal mater does ever hit the rotating oscillator be prepared to eat anything to survive to rule it out is foolish.

 

[Archilochus]

about 90 countries of the world rely on insects and worms as a food source. if the fecal mater does ever hit the rotating oscillator be prepared to eat anything to survive to rule it out is foolish.

Yeah - I could see that in a desperate 'eat-it-or-die' situation. But to plan now to raise them for long term use - there are many other options. But if he wants to eat 'em - go to town

 

[cockpitbob]

Something like 80% of the meat consumed in the world is goat. They can live and thrive anywhere and eat anything.

 

[Boozemonkey]

Wow I would have thought the guys on here had a tougher stomach. I would have no problem raising them. You would have to look into the high protein insects like crickets. The don't offer much nutrition but when mixed with other things they become more beneficial. Clean food source and keeping cricket waste away from the food colony would be a must

 

[cockpitbob]

about 90 countries of the world rely on insects and worms as a food source. if the fecal mater does ever hit the rotating oscillator be prepared to eat anything to survive to rule it out is foolish.

This reminds me. My SHTF medicine box needs something for stomach parasite infections.

 

[fubar]

Maine lobsters are called bugs by those who catch them.

Some years ago I saw a photo essay about a guy raising catfish and earthworms in oil drums. Feed the worms table scraps , feed the worms to the catfish , eat the catfish. He failed once or twice and was still working out the cycle as it evolved , but it seemed like a possible good idea.

One would need to do the project indoors , cellar maybe ? , here in New England.

 

[bch1988]

I raised cockroaches for a summer to feed the guy in my avatar. I suppose you could eat them?

 

[headednorth]

I raised cockroaches for a summer to feed the guy in my avatar. I suppose you could eat them?

If you eat enough Chinese food, Im sure you already have.

 

[Steve Marshall]

90 countries? 80%? No pictures?