Caterpillars harvested Traditionally, the caterpillars were harvested for subsistence and nutrition. The seasonality of these caterpillars naturalza meant there was food all year, making additional nutritionally rather than sustainable throughout the year, although they tend to move from a subsistence nature to a more commercial and industrial. Since the 50 methods are applied to commercial agriculture crop of caterpillars, particularly in South Africa. The harvesters are organized in groups of hundreds to catch the caterpillars from the trees, and mass bagged, weighed and sent to the process. The owners of the land where mopane worm harvesters charge them much money to let them enter. This business relationship beneficial to both commercial growers and owners, it becomes detrimental to the local community, for whom the caterpillars were important source of seasonal food and money.