Bug Meat
| Bug Meat | |
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| It's a juicy wad of bug flesh. | |
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| Source |  Bug (76%) Cave Fly (90%) Grub (60%) Mutant Fly (90%) Mutant Grub (60%) |
| Sell Price |  8g
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|keywords=Stardew Valley Wiki, Stardew Valley, Bug Meat, gift |site_name=Stardew Valley Wiki |type=article |title=Bug Meat - Stardew Valley Wiki }} Bug Meat is a Monster Loot item which is dropped from Bugs, Cave Flies, Grubs, Mutant Flies, and Mutant Grubs.
Fish Ponds containing Dorado, Lingcod, or Pike may produce 20 Bug Meat when the population of the pond reaches 9.
Gifting
| Villager Reactions
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| Hate |  Abigail •  Alex •  Caroline •  Clint •  Demetrius •  Dwarf •  Elliott •  Emily •  Evelyn •  George •  Gus •  Haley •  Harvey •  Jas •  Jodi •  Kent •  Krobus •  Leah •  Lewis •  Linus •  Marnie •  Maru •  Pam •  Penny •  Pierre •  Robin •  Sam •  Sandy •  Sebastian •  Shane •  Vincent •  Willy •  Wizard
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Crafting
Note that the Training Rod and Bamboo Pole cannot use any type of bait. A Fiberglass Rod or Iridium Rod is required.
| Image | Name | Description | Ingredients | Recipe Source |
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Bait (5) | Causes fish to bite faster. Must first be attached to a fishing rod. |  Bug Meat (1)
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 Fishing Level 2
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Wild Bait (5) | A unique recipe from Linus that gives you a chance to catch two fish at once. |  Fiber (10) Bug Meat (5) Slime (5)
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Linus 4-heart event
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Sturdy Ring | Cuts the duration of negative status effects in half. |  Copper Bar (2) Bug Meat (25) Slime (25)
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 Combat Level 1
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Bug Steak | The last resort of the hungry cave diver. | Bug Meat (10)
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Combat Level 1
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Bundles
It is not used in any bundles.
Tailoring
It is used in the spool of the Sewing Machine to create the Pink Striped Shirt. 
Quests
- 10 Bug Meat may be requested by several fish in Fish Pond quests.
- Willy requests 100 Bug Meat in the "Juicy Bugs Wanted!" Special Order. The rewards are 3,000g and the Quality Bobber recipe.
History
- 1.0: Introduced.
- 1.4: Added to crafting ingredients for Sturdy Ring. Can now be used in Tailoring. Can be requested in Fish Pond quests. Can be produced by Fish Ponds.
- 1.5: Needed in the "Juicy Bugs Wanted!" Special Order.