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The larvae were able to consume nearly 50% of the polystyrene they were fed during the trial period, a significant finding ...
As Africa, alongside the rest of the world, contends with a growing challenge of plastic waste, scientists from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe), have found a ...
Larvae of the Kenyan lesser mealworm found to feast on polystyrene then break it down in their guts. The finding could be particularly useful in combating plastic pollution in Africa, the ...
The larvae of a lesser-eating Kenyan mealworm can digest the ubiquitous pollutant, making it the only insect species native to Africa that has been shown to do this, the Conversation reported.
A research team at the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi, Kenya, has recently discovered that the lesser mealworm, the larvae of the African beetle ...