Lesser Mealworms Degrade Plastic

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lesser mealworms

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Plastic-eating mealworms native to Africa discovered

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The lesser mealworm larvae can digest polystyrene, a type of plastic commonly found in Styrofoam food containers and packaging.

The finding could be particularly useful in combating plastic pollution in Africa .

Researchers found that the larvae could consume close to 50% of the plastic they were fed, with their efficiency increasing if the plastic feed was mixed with bran or grain husks.

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