Several insect species are mass produced for animal feeds, fish bait, or human
consumption. The yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L.(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), is one …

Since the human population is continuously growing, sufficient food with low environmental
impact is required. Especially, the challenge of providing proteins will deepen and insects …

Mealworm larvae have the potential to be a future food and feed. One of the difficulties in
rearing mealworms efficiently, is their need for both dry and wet feed. Extensive research …

We evaluated the effect of supplementation of a wheat bran (WB) diet with fresh carrots (FC)
or wet brewer's grains (WBG) on the growth performance and chemical composition of …

Previous studies have shown that larvae of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor
L.(Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), need a source of moisture to grow and perform well …

Tenebrio molitor L, known as the yellow mealworm, is a polyphagous insect that infests
cereals, flour, bran, and pasta worldwide. Both larvae and adults of the pest cause …

Although personality (consistent inter-individual differences in behavioural traits across time
and/or contexts) and behavioural syndromes (suites of correlated personality traits) have …

Tenebrio molitor is one of the most reared species of insect at industrial scale. The entire life
cycle of mealworms takes place in the same ecosystem and the duration of the different …

After harvest, many agricultural plant and food products, for example, cereals, oilseeds,
legumes, or fruits, are dried and stored for a year-round supply. In the course of …

La microbiota intestinal de los insectos se puede definir como la comunidad de
microorganismos que viven en el tracto intestinal, y que realiza funciones básicas en los …