Insect-based agri-food waste valorization: Agricultural applications and roles of insect gut microbiota

M Mannaa, A Mansour, I Park, DW Lee… - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Meeting the demands of the growing population requires increased food and feed
production, leading to higher levels of agri-food waste. As this type of waste seriously …

Insect frass and exuviae to promote plant growth and health

KY Barragán-Fonseca, A Nurfikari… - Trends in Plant …, 2022 - cell.com
Beneficial soil microorganisms can contribute to biocontrol of plant pests and diseases,
induce systemic resistance (ISR) against attackers, and enhance crop yield. Using organic …

Nutrient quality and maturity status of frass fertilizer from nine edible insects

D Beesigamukama, S Subramanian, CM Tanga - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Globally, there is growing interest to recycle organic waste using insect larvae into high-
quality frass fertilizer through circular economy approach. This paper presents the first …

Insect frass in the development of sustainable agriculture. A review

J Poveda - Agronomy for Sustainable Development, 2021 - Springer
Given the current rate of human population growth, the mass breeding of insects for feed
and food is in full industrial development, as a more efficient and effective alternative to …

Insect biorefinery: A circular economy concept for biowaste conversion to value-added products

PE Kee, YS Cheng, JS Chang, HS Yim, JCY Tan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
With rapid growing world population and increasing demand for natural resources, the
production of sufficient food, feed for protein and fat sources and sustainable energy …

Exploring black soldier fly frass as novel fertilizer for improved growth, yield, and nitrogen use efficiency of maize under field conditions

D Beesigamukama, B Mochoge, NK Korir… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Black soldier fly frass fertilizer (BSFFF) is increasingly gaining momentum worldwide as
organic fertilizer. However, research on its performance on crop production remains largely …

[HTML][HTML] Insect rearing: Potential, challenges, and circularity

LA Cadinu, P Barra, F Torre, F Delogu, FA Madau - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Environmental pollution, population increase, water availability and misuse of land are
inexorably driving humans to take on important challenges related to sustainability. The next …

[HTML][HTML] Waste to value: global perspective on the impact of entomocomposting on environmental health, greenhouse gas mitigation and soil bioremediation

D Beesigamukama, CM Tanga, S Sevgan… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The innovative use of insects to recycle low-value organic waste into value-added products
such as food, feed and other products with a low ecological footprint has attracted rapid …

Black soldier fly-composted organic fertilizer enhances growth, yield, and nutrient quality of three key vegetable crops in Sub-Saharan Africa

AO Anyega, NK Korir, D Beesigamukama… - Frontiers in plant …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Worldwide, French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), and
kales (Brassica oleracea L. var. acephala) are considered economically important food …

Biodegradation of polylactic acid by yellow mealworms (larvae of Tenebrio molitor) via resource recovery: a sustainable approach for waste management

BY Peng, Z Chen, J Chen, X Zhou, WM Wu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polylactic acid (PLA) is biodegraded rapidly under composting or thermophilic temperature
but slowly under natural conditions with substantial microplastics generated. In this study …