Scientists Discover Mealworms Can Eat Styrofoam, Waxworms Can Eat Plastic

Scientists have found out that mealworms (meal beetle larva) can eat Styrofoam, a plastic believed to be non-biodegradable. The discovery made by researchers in China and the U.S. follows an earlier study revealing that waxworms can eat Polyethylene, the most commonly used plastic. Subscribe for more videos: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCV3Nm3T-XAgVhKH9jT0ViRg?sub_confirmation=1 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ajplusenglish Download the AJ+ app at http://www.ajplus.net/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ajplus