The first sounds of Michelle Coomber’s short film “Nsenene”—a crackling fire, chirping insects, and the staccato rhythm of what could be raindrops—evoke a false sense of relaxation. Once Ibrah, the ...

Those who eat them will tell you that grasshoppers called nsenene,in Luganda is the crunchiest, most delicious and addictive dish of insects that they have ever eaten. The bush crickets which only ...

Trappers of the hopping insects bring a key source of protein to Ugandan markets. But overharvesting and climate change could threaten this food of the future. A young man listens to the whir of ...

Paul Mubiru's joyful and brisk vending of nsenene aboard a Uganda Airlines flight on November 26, thrust him and colleague Hajib Kiggundu into harsh glare of public limelight. But the untold story of ...

Bush crickets are an important source of food – and income – in Uganda. Loss of forest and wetland habitat, as well as intensified harvesting, may lead to overexploitation. Entomologists at Makerere ...