Tenebrio
Sign in to saveTenebrio is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
Research
2,679 papers- Autophagy in Tenebrio molitor Immunity: Conserved Antimicrobial Functions in Insect Defenses.Frontiers in immunology · 2021
- Genomic and transcriptomic analysis of Tenebrio molitor: Preface.Archives of insect biochemistry and physiology · 2022
- Tenebrio molitor: possible source of polystyrene-degrading bacteria.BMC biotechnology · 2022
- Current Status of Immune Deficiency Pathway in Tenebrio molitor Innate Immunity.Frontiers in immunology · 2022
- Sustainable farming of the mealworm Tenebrio molitor for the production of food and feed.Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, Journal of biosciences · 2017
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Tenebrio is a genus of darkling beetles. Adults are long and can live for 1–2 years. The larvae are minor pests, but they are also widely reared and sold as pet food.
==Species== The genus contains the following extant species: Tenebrio culinaris Tenebrio guineensis Tenebrio giganteus Tenebrio grandicollis Tenebrio molitor – yellow mealworm Tenebrio obscurus – dark mealworm Tenebrio opacus Tenebrio patrizii Tenebrio punctipennis Tenebrio zairensis