Can plastic-eating insects help with our microplastic problem?
Mealworms feast on bran and microplastics in the lab. Credit: Michelle Tseng Plastic pollution occurs in every ecosystem on the planet and lingers for decades. Could insects be part of the solution? Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined microplastics—but only under unrealistic, food-scarce situations. In a Biology Letters paper, UBC […]