date:Apr 28, 2021
tion and growth rates.
The end goal is to create a cost-effective feed source that maximises the desirable traits of mealworms, like short rearing times and increased protein content.
One key target is to supply as much of the mealworms diet as possible with industry by-products, and using funding from an Agri-Tech Cornwall grant Entec is refining methods of using brewers spent grains as a substrate to feed insects.
Using circular economy principles, this adds value to industry by-products th