Self-Selection of Agricultural By-Products and Food Ingredients by <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Impact on Food Utilization and Nutrient Intake

Self-Selection of Agricultural By-Products and Food Ingredients by <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Impact on Food Utilization and Nutrient Intake

Nutrient self-selection was used to determine optimal intake ratios of macro-nutrients by <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> L. larvae. Self-selection experiments consisted of 9 combinations (treatments) of 8 ingredients, from a total of 20 choices, radially distributed in a multiple-choice arena p...

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Main Authors: Juan A. Morales-Ramos, M. Guadalupe Rojas, Hans C. Kelstrup, Virginia Emery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-11-01
Series:Insects
Subjects:
insects as feed and food
nutrition
food assimilation
food conversion
insect dietetics
insect rearing
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/12/827

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