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The secret for attracting bluebirds? Offer mealworms! This DIY mealworm feeder made from recycled tuna cans is perfect for the task.
Picture the following scene from Disney’s 1994 classic "The Lion King." Timon lifts a log to reveal a glut of multicolored insects. He presents a wriggling worm as big as his own body and eats ...
Mealworms could be next on your plate -- but don't worry, it's good for the environment. Getty Images/Science Photo Library This might be a not-so-happy meal. Creepy crawlies could be the key to ...
Mealworms cooked in sugar may be the perfect ingredient for carnivores and others looking for meaty, protein-rich, and sustainable seasoning, according to research by a team of Korean scientists.
Scientists may have discovered an unlikely ally in the fight against plastic waste: the lesser mealworm. Native to Africa but now widespread across the planet, a beetle larvae from the Alphitobius ...
Mealworm on the menu: EU approves first insect protein Millions of people around the world already eat insects, which are also a more environmentally friendly alternative to rearing cattle and ...
A European food safety agency has deemed mealworms safe for consumption — though many already knew that.
Poultry pests Article by Dante LaPenta Photos by Monica Moriak and courtesy of Ben Sammarco May 31, 2023 UD professor and grad student investigate the cost of lesser mealworm on farmers’ bottom line ...
Every school in the district recalled rice after mealworms were found in the food at Killarney Elementary in Winter Park.
Mealworm burgers have been on sale in Swiss supermarkets since 2017 AFP via Getty Images Yellow mealworm is soon to appear on European menus, in bars, smoothies and burgers, after the EU decided ...
Plastic, long considered nonbiodegradable and one of the biggest contributors to global pollution, might have met its match: The small, brownish, squirmy mealworm.
Do you like mealworms? If you don’t know what a mealworm is, it looks like a worm with legs, kind of like a centipede. Our fourth- and fifth-grade classmates did an experiment on them. We ...