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UnavailableEdible Insect Breeding Led to Larger but Not Necessarily Better Larvae
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Edible Insect Breeding Led to Larger but Not Necessarily Better Larvae

From60-Second Science


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Edible Insect Breeding Led to Larger but Not Necessarily Better Larvae

From60-Second Science

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Mar 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Researchers aiming to lower the cost of mealworms were able to double the worms' size, but the larger larvae had fewer eggs and weaker offspring. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Released:
Mar 14, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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