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Tenebrio

Known as: Mealworm, Mealworms, Tenebrios 
A genus of beetles which infests grain products. Its larva is called mealworm.
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Tenebrio molitor

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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Dietary fatty acids influence the growth and fatty acid composition of the yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)
Fat is the second most abundant component of the nutrient composition of the mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Vespertilionid bats control the width of their biosonar sound beam dynamically during prey pursuit
Animals using sound for communication emit directional signals, focusing most acoustic energy in one direction. Echolocating bats… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Aposematism and gregariousness: the combined effect of group size and coloration on signal repellence
Many aposematic species have evolved an aggregated lifestyle, and one possible advantage of grouping in warningly coloured prey… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Reservoir competence of Alphitobius diaperinus (Coleoptera:Tenebrionidae) for Escherichia coli (Eubacteriales:Enterobacteriaceae).
Larval and adult lesser mealworms, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer), were found to harbor a Congo red-binding strain of… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Isolation of infectious bursal disease virus from the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer).
Infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV) was isolated from adult lesser mealworms, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer), up to 14 d… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Reservoir competence of the lesser mealworm (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) for Salmonella typhimurium (Eubacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae).
The reservoir competence of the lesser mealworm, Alphitobius diaperinus (Panzer) is reported for Salmonella typhimurium (Loeffler… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Crustacean cardioactive peptide‐immunoreactive neurons in the hawkmoth Manduca sexta and changes in their immunoreactivity during postembryonic development
An antiserum against crustacean cardioactive peptide was used, in indirect immunocytochemistry on whole‐mounts and Vibratome… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Responses of domestic chicks to artificially coloured insect prey: effects of previous experience and background colour
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Evaluations of sampling methods for darkling beetles (Alphitobius diaperinus) in the litter of turkey and broiler houses.
Materials placed on the litter in turkey and broiler houses were evaluated as sampling devices for the larvae and adults of… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Foraging success in junco flocks and the effects of social hierarchy
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