Evaluation of various diets for improved growth, reproductive and nutritional value of the yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor L.

Abstract Breeders are under growing pressure to enhance the production of farmed insects and shorten their life cycles due to the rising demand for edible insects. Feed for yellow mealworm was developed using five feed sources viz., faba bean flour, chickpea flour, wheat bran, wheat germ and Yeast,...

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Published in:	Scientific Reports
Main Authors:	M. A. Mahmoud, Abeer O. Abotaleb, Rasha A. Zinhoum
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2025-05-01
Subjects:	Yellow mealworm Different diets Weight gain Biology Mortality
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-98254-y