Amendment of a thermophile-fermented compost to humus improves the growth of female larvae of the Hercules beetle Dynastes hercules (Coleoptera: scarabaeidae).
Futo AsanoArisa TsuboiShigeharu MoriyaTamotsu KatoNaoko TsujiTeruno NakagumaHiroshi OhnoHirokuni MiyamotoHiroaki KodamaPublished in: Journal of applied microbiology (2022)
The thermophile-fermented compost has a probiotic effect on the female Hercules beetle larvae that is mediated by altered gut microflora.