It is believed that, to meet the growing need for food to support an increasing population, a country should make use of edible insects as a food source. Meanwhile, some people believe that insects are not healthy. In addition, harvesting such insects will have drastic effects on environment.
These days world population is increasing at an exponential rate, limited food resources are causing irreversible changes. In this hour of need, it is necessary to use alternate source of food. Therefore considering insects as a source of food can prove beneficial.
In many parts of world, insects are eaten as a part of traditional cuisine. In Thailand, locusts are very famous, as a matter of fact tourists visiting Thailand eat locusts very fondly. Subsequently, certain insects possess significant vitamins which are, important for human organ functioning. Many religions in the world, allow people to eat specific types of insects.
However, some people also believe that, eating and harvesting of such insects can prove harmful for health and environment. Several flying insects have toxins which can, become a source for diseases. In addition, these insects play an important role in natural food cycle, and harvesting of such insects can disturb the environment, as these insects kill and feed different types of bacteria which have, great ecological importance. Apart from that, some individuals find eating of insects as a cruelty. They think that, killing of small species is morally not good.
In conclusion, eating and harvesting of insects can have pros as well as cons. It depends on us that, how we deal with the rising issue of limited food resources.