Could Plastic-Eating Bugs Be the Key to Solving Our Microplastic Problem?

Mealworms can eat and absorb plastic, offering potential insights for reducing pollution. Plastic pollution pervades ecosystems worldwide and persists for decades. Could insects hold the key to solving this problem? Previous research found that insects can ingest and absorb pure, unrefined microplastics—but only under unrealistic, food-scarce situations. In a new Biology Letters paper, UBC zoologist [...]