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Using bran, indianmeal, Cordyceps militaris chaff as raw material, with 7 different proportions as feed of Tenebrio molitor, we investigated its growth and development indicators including length, weight and head breadth of larva, pupal weight, percentage of pupation, develomental duration of pupal, death rate of larva and pupa, hatching rate, developmental duration of larvae, emergence rate. The results showed that different treatments of Cordyceps militaris chaff had significant effect on the indicators including weight and head breadth of larva, pupal weight, percentage of pupation and developmental duration of larvae, but no significant effect on larva length, develomental duration of pupal, death rate, hatching rate, and emergence rate. The best effect was observed when feeding 30% of Cordyceps militaris chaff, referring to the indicators including head breadth of larva, pupal weight, developmental duration of pupal, percentage of pupation, death rate and emergence rate [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]