Would you eat food made with worms? Starting this week, certain products may legally contain mealworm powder, as the European Commission has officially approved its use for the next five years.

This month, a groundbreaking European Union regulation has officially opened the door to a new culinary adventure by allowing mealworm powder in various food products, such as bread, pasta ...

The European Union has officially approved the use of up to 4% UV-treated mealworm powder in food products like bread, cheese, and pasta. That’s right tiny, protein-packed critters could soon be ...

Feed Them and Let Them Grow You now just need to keep your mealworms fed and let them grow and multiply. You can feed them as much as you like, remember: more food means the more they multiply.

However, plastic alone does not provide enough nutrients for mealworm larvae, which limits their ability to break it down efficiently. Researchers have tested supplementing their diet with natural ...

Spix’s disc-winged bats shrieked when they were first shown mealworms, a new food for them. Were they alarmed, or were they communicating their excitement to their fellow bats? Elisabeth King ...

Last Monday, the European Commission approved the use of up to 4% UV-treated yellow mealworm in products such as bread, cheese and pasta. This is the fifth type of insect-based food Brussels has ...