The caterpillar larvae 'plastivores' that consume and metabolize polyethylene
Wednesday, March 4, 2020 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
A team of researchers at Brandon University has found that greater wax moth caterpillar larvae are "plastivores" that are able to consume and metabolize polyethylene. In their paper published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the group describes their study of the caterpillars and what they learned about them and their gut microbiome.