date:Dec 24, 2012
Researchers at Wageningen University, The Netherlands, have recently published a study in PLoS ONE that suggests eating mealworms might be an ecologically sound wave of the future. The scientists compared the environment impact of using the beetle larvae as a food source vs. meat, poultry and dairy.
The study concluded: Production of one kg of edible protein from milk, chicken, pork or beef result in higher greenhouse gas emissions, require similar amounts of energy and require much more land.