Review of: Yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) 2020–2025 evidence for circular bioeconomy and key sustainability constraints. Round#1/Reviewer#3

Key Points

• The aim is to evaluate the role of yellow mealworm in promoting circular bioeconomy practices and to identify sustainability constraints.
• Review of literature from 2020 to 2025 on yellow mealworm applications
• Analysis of sustainability implications
• Assessment of environmental impacts
• Identified benefits of yellow mealworm in waste management
• Highlighted challenges related to production sustainability
• Discussed barriers to larger-scale adoption of mealworm in bioeconomy