Welfare considerations for farming black soldier flies, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): a model for the insects as food and feed industry

M Barrett, SY Chia, B Fischer, JK Tomberlin - … of Insects as Food and Feed, 2023‏ - brill.com
Over two hundred billion black soldier flies (BSF, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae))
are reared annually across the globe, with the industry projected to grow substantially in the …

Diverting organic waste from landfills via insect biomanufacturing using engineered black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens)

K Tepper, O Edwards, A Sunna, IT Paulsen… - Communications …, 2024‏ - nature.com
A major roadblock towards the realisation of a circular economy are the lack of high-value
products that can be generated from waste. Black soldier flies (BSF; Hermetia illucens) are …

No neonates without adults: A review of adult black soldier fly biology, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

NB Lemke, AJ Dickerson, JK Tomberlin - BioEssays, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
With the potential to process the world's agricultural and food waste, provide sustainable
fodder for livestock, aquaculture, and pet animals, as well as act as a source of novel …

The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): Trap** and culturing of wild colonies in Ghana

EA Ewusie, PK Kwapong, G Ofosu-Budu, C Sandrock… - Scientific African, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The larvae of the black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens L.(Diptera: Stratiomyidae), are
promising candidates to be utilized in alternative organic waste management and for fish …

Biogas Digestate and Sewage Sludge as Suitable Feeds for Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae

J Kofroňová, A Melliti, R Vurm - Toxics, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Hermetia illucens larvae can use organic wastes as a substrate, which makes them an
interesting potential feed. However, waste may contain heavy metals, which are limited in …

Small-scale fly larvae production for animal feed

M Kenis, B Bouwassi, H Boafo, E Devic, R Han… - Edible insects in …, 2018‏ - Springer
Two fly species, the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens, and the house fly, Musca domestica,
are presently being promoted and used as feed for monogastric animals. Various production …

Welfare dilemmas created by kee** insects in captivity

M Boppré, RI Vane-Wright - The welfare of invertebrate animals, 2019‏ - Springer
The challenging issue of animal welfare has focused mainly on furred and feathered
vertebrates. However, unnoticed by most people, literally billions of insects are kept in …

Role of black soldier fly (Hermetiaillucens) larvae frass bio-fertilizer on vegetable growth and sustainable farming in Sub-Saharan Africa

GN Terfa - Reviews in Agricultural Science, 2021‏ - jstage.jst.go.jp
Abstract Food insecurity throughout Sub-Saharan African countries is a common problem
and needs a sustainable solution to improve crop yield production, rather than agricultural …

Life cycle inventory analysis of prospective insect based feed production in West Africa

M Roffeis, J Almeida, ME Wakefield, TRA Valada… - Sustainability, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
While the concept of insect based feeds (IBFs) promises great potential, especially in
develo** countries, the sustainability performance of IBF production remains widely …

Functional response of the pupal parasitoid, Dirhinus giffardii towards two fruit fly species, Bactrocera zonata and B. cucurbitae.

MH Khan, NH Khuhro, M Awais… - Entomologia …, 2020‏ - search.ebscohost.com
Functional response is usually used to evaluate the potential of a parasitoid or predator in
regulating the population of a pest and hence, is an important tool in the selection of …