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To students’ students’ insights, Study Program of the Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta, brought in a guest lecturer from the National Museum of D’Histoire Naturelle France, Nicolas Cesard, Ph.D. on Tuesday (15/10) in the Postgraduate Room of UMY. In the guest lecture, the theme was “What’s Ethno-Entomology?”.
Nicolas Card, Ph.D., explained what is called Ethno-Entomology, a field of study that studies humans who use insect animals in their daily lives. “Ethno-Entomology is the study of the relationship between humans and their environment, where insects are part of it. This Ethno-Entomology approach also extensively studies how humans interact, think and utilize insects in their daily lives, “he explained.
Meanwhile, Nicolas explained several examples of Ethno-Entomology in several countries, including Indonesia. “In Indonesia, there are underrated animals which are used as medicines such as diabetes, stroke, asthma, gout, high blood pressure, itching, toothaches, even in the Karimun Jawa region, still trusting animals to retreat as a cure for diabetes. In the Glodok area of ​​Jakarta, animals retreat into a capsule and drink two times a day, while in Bali they still eat dragonflies as daily food, with local knowledge that is still high the Balinese look for dragonflies in rice fields to be stir-fried and in fried as a staple food, “he explained
Nicolas also explained several examples of Ethno-Entomology in various countries, such as Thailand and Japan. “In Thailand, there are still many people who play with beetles and eat ant larvae (Kroto) as daily food. Whereas in Japan, animals such as Kroto (ant larvae) are most sought after in trees and even as a livestock business usually used for bird food. “Besides, in China, it is used as a substitute for insect pesticides to make an ant bridge,” he concluded. (ghea)