1, used as live animal protein feed for raising frogs, turtles, scorpions, centipedes, ants, high-quality fish, ornamental birds, medicinal animals, precious fur animals and rare livestock and poultry.

2. After processing, it can be used in food, health care products, cosmetics and other industries.

Tenebrio molitor, commonly known as thorax, is an insect of Tenebrio molitor of Coleoptera. Tenebrio molitor is a completely metamorphosed insect, that is, adults, eggs, larvae and pupae.

The adult is long and flat, with a body length of 1.4~ 1.8 cm, dark brown, metallic luster, and a protruding head, with both sides of the lip base not exceeding the tactile base.

During eclosion, the head, chest and feet of adults are light brown, and the abdomen and COLEOPTERA are milky white. At first, the worm was immature and unwilling to move. After 4~5 days, the color becomes darker, COLEOPTERA becomes hard, elastic but unable to fly, and the crawling speed is accelerated. After careful feeding, adults mate and lay eggs.

Extended data:

First, the feeding value:

The traditional application of Tenebrio molitor is mainly used for special farming. As fresh feed, it is used to raise some special economic animals with high economic value, such as clams, scorpions, scarabs, ornamental fish, birds and frogs. Can also be used as feed additive for general livestock and poultry to improve the yield and quality of products? .

Second, the edible value:

Tenebrio molitor is rich in protein, vitamins, minerals and other nutrients. The content of protein is much higher than that of conventional animal foods such as eggs, beef and mutton, and it is easy to digest and absorb, so it is an excellent protein food.

Tenebrio molitor has good taste and unique flavor, which is easily accepted by consumers. It can be fried, baked and refined into protein powder and alcoholic beverage, and processed into protein beverage with nut flavor and other forms of food.

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