Adamaki-Sotiraki, Christina http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0777-3634
Rumbos, Christos I.
Athanassiou, Christos G.
Article History
Received: 28 April 2023
Accepted: 29 July 2023
First Online: 16 August 2023
Declarations
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: Research activities in the present study involved invertebrate animals, in particular insects. Insect mass rearing was performed taking into consideration insect welfare, treating insects as sentient beings and ensuring insect well-being. Particularly, trials were conducted with the following insect species: <i>Tenebrio molitor</i> (yellow mealworm, Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). No ethical restrictions are applied for experimental and practical tests having as subject the above cited species. All the trials that involved insects were conducted by UTH.
: The authors declare no competing interests.