Introduction Insects are delicacies that are enjoyed by people in tropical and subtropical countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. The practice of eating insects is called entomophagy, and there are over 2000 species of insects being consumed by humans(Van Huis, 2016). Commonly consumed insects include grasshoppers, locusts, white ants, caterpillars, mealworms, wasps, crickets, etc. With the increasing world population, there is an increased demand for food by consumers