Insect frass is a mixture of excreta, feed, and molted skins. These droppings are a by-product of farming insects like yellow mealworms, banded crickets, and black soldier flies. Farmers raise and ...

Another remarkable insect, the mealworm, can even consume plastics. Byproducts of these insects, like frass (insect excrement), serve as nutrient-rich organic fertilizers, improving soil health ...

In the first phase, mealworms consume plastic waste, producing microplastic-laden frass. This frass is then subjected to pyrolysis, a high-temperature, oxygen-limited process that converts it into ...