The capacity of three leaf-shredding aquatic insects, Pteronarcys proteus (Plecoptera: Pteronarcidae), Tipula abdominalis (Diptera: Tipulidae), and Pycnopsyche luculenta (Trichoptera: Limnephilidae), ...

If you have ever maintained a garden and had issues with insect pests, it may be hard to believe that plants, in general, are a poor food source for insects. Among the greatest challenges for ...

A study of the unusual digestive system of an ancient group of insects has provided new insights into future biofuel production. A study of the unusual digestive system of an ancient group of insects ...

Three artificial diets that varied in cellulose content but were similar in protein and energy levels were fed to three mule deer according to a latin square design. Food intake for each deer, on each ...

Grains, vegetables and fruit taste delicious and are important sources of energy. However, humans cannot digest the main component of plants – the cellulose in the cell wall. Even in ruminants, ...

Like other herbivores, Elway, a San Clemente Island goat at the Santa Barbara Zoo, can extract energy-rich molecules from cellulose to fuel its activities. And he’s particularly good at it. Goats have ...

It turns out those cellulose-based thickening agents found in common foods can be digested. Researchers at the University of British Columbia have shown that our gut bacteria can feed on these large ...

So far, the first generation of biofuels is being made from things like corn, palm oil, and sugar cane. But only a small part of these plants—a part we’d already been using for other things—is ...

A study of the unusual digestive system of an ancient group of insects has provided new insights into future biofuel production. Published in Nature Communications, the research reveals that the ...