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MeSH Heading: Edible Insects
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.276; G07.203.300.463; J02.500.463
Unique ID: D000080702
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000080702
Scope Note: Organisms of the INSECTA class that are used as food or are suitable as a nutritional source, especially by humans.
Entry Term(s): Insects As Food
NLM Classification #: WB 447
Previous Indexing: Insecta (1973-2019)
Public MeSH Note: 2020
History Note: 2020
Date Established: 2020/01/01
Date of Entry: 2019/07/08
Revision Date: 2019/05/30

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Edible Insects MeSH Descriptor Data 2025