Due to the wide uses of plastic products, nanoplastics are ubiquitous contaminants in the environment. Hence, extensive studies used various models to evaluate the toxicity of nanoplastics. In the present study, we developed yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) as an alternative model to investigate the acute toxicity of nanoplastics. Our results showed that microinjection with 500 mg/kg nanoplastics significantly increased death rate of yellow mealworms after 24 or 48 h, with 100 nm particles being more effective compared with 20 nm ones. Me...
