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  2. Zophobas atratus - Wikipedia

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    Zophobas atratus is a species of darkling beetle, whose larvae are known by the common name superworm, kingworm, barley worm, morio worm or simply Zophobas.Superworms are common in the reptile pet industry as food, along with giant mealworms (Tenebrio molitor larvae treated with juvenile hormone [citation needed]).

  3. Insect farming - Wikipedia

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    Farming of crickets in Thailand. Insect farming is the practice of raising and breeding insects as livestock, also referred to as minilivestock or micro stock.Insects may be farmed for the commodities they produce (like silk, honey, lac or insect tea), or for them themselves; to be used as food, as feed, as a dye, and otherwise.

  4. Tenebrio obscurus - Wikipedia

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    Tenebrio obscurus, or the dark mealworm beetle, is a species of darkling beetle [1] [2] [3] whose larvae are known as mini mealworms. These insects should not be confused with younger mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) [4] or with the confused flour beetle (Tribolium confusum). [5] Tenebrio obscurus larvae resemble very small mealworms. Larvae are ...

  5. Insects as food - Wikipedia

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    Feed substrate and growing conditions are the main factors influencing the microbiological and chemical hazards of farmed insects. [53] [54] The table below combined the data from two studies [55] [56] published in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety and summarized the potential hazards of the top five insect species consumed ...

  6. Mealworm - Wikipedia

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    Mealworms are the larval form of the yellow mealworm beetle, Tenebrio molitor, a species of darkling beetle. The yellow mealworm beetle prefers a warmer climate and higher humidity. [ 1 ] Male mealworms release a sex pheromone to attract females to mate.

  7. Alphitobius diaperinus - Wikipedia

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    The larvae of the litter beetle, like certain other larvae of darkling beetles such as mealworms, are used as animal feed, e.g., fed to captive reptiles. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] They have been reported as a good first food for Central American wood turtle ( Rhinoclemmys pulcherrima mannii ) hatchlings, because they are more active than common ...

  8. Plastivore - Wikipedia

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    For example, mealworms fed only on plastic show very little weight gain, unlike mealworms fed on a normal diet of bran. [5] This is due to plastic lacking water and nutrients needed to grow. [ 5 ] Plastic-fed mealworms can still derive energy from their diet, so they do not lose weight like starved mealworms do.

  9. Vermicompost - Wikipedia

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    Vermicomposting uses worms to decompose waste and make nutrient-rich "worm manure". Vermicompost (vermi-compost) is the product of the decomposition process using various species of worms, usually red wigglers, white worms, and other earthworms, to create a mixture of decomposing vegetable or food waste, bedding materials, and vermicast.

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