Scientists have uncovered a surprising way to combat plastic waste. According to a recent article from the Conversation, ...

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.

Larvae of the Kenyan lesser mealworm found to feast on polystyrene then break it down in their guts.

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 ...

A plastic-eating insect may help solve the trash problem that has choked the Earth for a long time, scientists have concluded in a new study.

Researchers in Kenya have discovered that lesser mealworm larvae can digest polystyrene, a common type of plastic, thanks to specific bacteria in their gut. This discovery offers a potential ...

There's been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of a small group of insects that have ...

There's been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of a small group of insects that have ...

There’s been an exciting new discovery in the fight against plastic pollution: mealworm larvae that are capable of consuming polystyrene. They join the ranks of a small group of insects that have been ...

Kenyan scientists have discovered that a native mealworm can eat and break down polystyrene – a breakthrough that could help tackle the continent's growing plastic waste crisis.