Ryan meets with Barbara van Asch, a senior lecturer at Stellenbosch University, to discuss the mopane worm, whose genetic ...

But mopane worm numbers have dwindled in recent years ... The mopane caterpillar is the juvenile life stage of an emperor butterfly species, Imbrasia belina. The adult butterflies usually lay ...

A new study projects a significant loss of habitat for an edible caterpillar, known as the mopane worm, in Southern Africa in the coming decades. Mopane worms are a key source of seasonal protein ...

The leaves also provide food for some butterfly larva and the well-known mopane worm that, in turn is a valuable food source for humans. People find mopane trees useful, too. Cattle and small ...

A prolonged dry spell in Southern Africa has caused a decline in mopane worms, a key source of income and food for rural communities in Botswana. Experts say over-harvesting of the protein-rich ...

A start-up entrepreneur from South Africa wants to change the way edible caterpillars, popularly known as “mopane worms,” are viewed and eaten. For many people, particularly from western European ...

Packed with protein and calcium, mopane worms are a delicacy in Botswana, where they are stirred into chunky tomato and peanut stews. In the north and centre of the country, the spiky black and ...

A start-up entrepreneur from South Africa wants to change the way edible caterpillars, popularly known as "mopane worms", are viewed and eaten. For many people, the idea of eating insects is still ...