Superworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae, Zophobas morio) degradation of UV-pretreated expanded polystyrene

• Main Authors: Emmanuel Mapfumo (Author), Deborah Hemmerling (Author), Cecilia Bukutu (Author), Sachin Acharya (Author), Emma Paterson (Author), Seth Nobert (Author), Megan MacElheren (Author), Makan Golizeh (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Canadian Science Publishing, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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A laboratory-based study was conducted to investigate the consumption and degradation of expanded polystyrene (EPS) by superworms (darkling beetle larvae, Zophobas morio; heterotypic synonym Zophobas atratus). Superworms fed on one of three diets (wheat bran control, EPS blocks, or EPS S-shaped chip...