Larvae of the darkling beetle species Zophobas morio have earned the nickname “superworms” for their larger size and increased nutritional potential as food and feed compared to yellow mealworms. And yet less research and regulatory consideration has focused on Z. morio, something a pair of researchers in Greece hope to change. (Photo by Christos I. Rumbos, Ph.D.)
Zophobas morio larvae
Larvae of the darkling beetle species Zophobas morio have earned the nickname “superworms” for their larger size and increased nutritional potential as food and feed compared to yellow mealworms. And yet less research and regulatory consideration has focused on Z. morio, something a pair of researchers in Greece hope to change. (Photo by Christos I. Rumbos, Ph.D.)
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