Consumption and Digestion of Plastics by Greater Hive Moth Larvae
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Obtaining Biological Material and Plastic
2.2. Percentage Consumed
2.3. Digestion of Plastics by G. mellonella
2.4. Life Cycle Continuity
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Percentage Consumed
3.2. Digestion of Plastics by G. mellonella
3.3. Life Cycle Continuity
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Arias-González, A.F.; Gómez-Méndez, L.D.; Sáenz-Aponte, A. Consumption and Digestion of Plastics by Greater Hive Moth Larvae. Insects 2024, 15, 645. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090645
Arias-González AF, Gómez-Méndez LD, Sáenz-Aponte A. Consumption and Digestion of Plastics by Greater Hive Moth Larvae. Insects. 2024; 15(9):645. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090645
Chicago/Turabian StyleArias-González, Andrés Felipe, Luis David Gómez-Méndez, and Adriana Sáenz-Aponte. 2024. "Consumption and Digestion of Plastics by Greater Hive Moth Larvae" Insects 15, no. 9: 645. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090645