Mealworms take 138 days to eat one disposable mask, research shows Insects consume plastics like polypropylene without ...

Researchers from the International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology discovered plastic-eating insects in Kenya.

The larvae were able to consume nearly 50% of the polystyrene they were fed during the trial period, a significant finding ...

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.

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An experiment reveals that a bio-solution to humans’ microplastics mess is likely to fall short, but could inspire other ways to attack the problem.

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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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...