If harvest is a party, then Fusarium head blight (FHB) is best left off the guest list. When it comes to malt barley production, an outbreak of FHB can cost a farmer malt status due to kernel discoloration, microbial load and the presence of even a low level of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON).

Researchers at the University of Saskatchewan’s department of Animal and Poultry Science see opportunity in using mealworms to create value from DON contaminated grain.