This review focuses on the characteristics of the life-cycle, and the nutritional properties, preservation, and marketing of Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt) (red agave worm) and Aegiale hesperiaris (Walker) (white maguey worm) as alimentary options with nutritional benefits for humans. These insects are widely consumed in Mexico, the highest-ranking country worldwide in terms of insect diversity, and a place where entomophagy has been practiced for thousands of years, with the red and white maguey worms standing out as two insect pests of the Agave salmiana Otto ex Salm-Dyck. These insects are consumed in their larval stage in various culinary dishes by local people and foreign tourists due to their exquisite, exotic flavor, high protein and fat content, easy digestion, and high content of essential minerals for food metabolism. These properties make them a food source that offers consumers significant health benefits, but their production is seasonal and knowledge of their life-cycle scarce, so production under greenhouse conditions is unfeasible to date, though studies are ongoing to generate mass reproduction strategies under sustainable greenhouse conditions that would promote the incorporation of these insects into functional foods. For maguey worms to become a viable food option, consumers must be informed of the benefits of adding them to their diet and learn how best to integrate them into their foods. Legislation is also required to regulate their production, consumption, and health benefits.

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Comadia redtenbacheri (Lepidoptera: Cossidae) 和 Aegiale hesperiaris (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae)，龙舌兰 (Asparagales: Asparagaceae) 的两种重要食用昆虫：综述

本综述的重点是 Comadia redtenbacheri (Hammerschmidt)（红龙舌兰蠕虫）和 Aegiale hesperiaris（Walker）（白马圭蠕虫）的生命周期特征、营养特性、保存和营销，作为具有营养价值的营养选择人类。这些昆虫在墨西哥被广泛食用，墨西哥是世界上昆虫多样性排名最高的国家，也是数千年来一直从事食虫活动的地方，红色和白色的 maguey 蠕虫是龙舌兰的两种害虫。奥托前萨尔姆戴克。这些昆虫在幼虫阶段因其精致、异国风味、高蛋白质和脂肪含量、易消化以及高含量的食物代谢必需矿物质而被当地人和外国游客在各种烹饪菜肴中食用。这些特性使它们成为为消费者提供显着健康益处的食物来源，但它们的生产是季节性的，并且对其生命周期的了解很少，因此迄今为止在温室条件下生产是不可行的，尽管正在进行研究以在可持续温室下产生大规模繁殖策略促进这些昆虫融入功能性食品的条件。要想使 maguey 蠕虫成为一种可行的食物选择，消费者必须了解将它们添加到他们的饮食中的好处，并了解如何最好地将它们融入他们的食物中。还需要立法来规范它们的生产、消费和健康益处。因此，迄今为止，在温室条件下进行生产是不可行的，尽管正在进行研究以在可持续的温室条件下制定大规模繁殖策略，以促进将这些昆虫纳入功能性食品中。要想使 maguey 蠕虫成为一种可行的食物选择，消费者必须了解将它们添加到他们的饮食中的好处，并了解如何最好地将它们融入他们的食物中。还需要立法来规范它们的生产、消费和健康益处。因此，迄今为止，在温室条件下进行生产是不可行的，尽管正在进行研究以在可持续的温室条件下制定大规模繁殖策略，以促进将这些昆虫纳入功能性食品中。要想使 maguey 蠕虫成为一种可行的食物选择，消费者必须了解将它们添加到他们的饮食中的好处，并了解如何最好地将它们融入他们的食物中。还需要立法来规范它们的生产、消费和健康益处。消费者必须了解将它们添加到他们的饮食中的好处，并学习如何最好地将它们融入他们的食物中。还需要立法来规范它们的生产、消费和健康益处。消费者必须了解将它们添加到他们的饮食中的好处，并学习如何最好地将它们融入他们的食物中。还需要立法来规范它们的生产、消费和健康益处。