The interest in mass-rearing black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae for food and feed is
rapidly increasing. This is partly sparked by the ability of the larvae to efficiently valorise a …

Understanding the dynamics of sperm storage is essential to unravel the complexity of post-
copulatory sexual selection processes in internally fertilized species. This physiological …

The current study examined the impact of adult black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.)), age
on reproductive output. Four treatments consisting of an equal sex ratio of the following …

Simple Summary Female black soldier flies perch on artificial plants much more often than
males, especially early in the day and early in their reproductive lives, times when males are …

Females typically outlive males in animals, especially in species that provide long-term
maternal care. However, life history theory predicts that investments in reproduction, such as …

Nutrition is a limiting feature of species evolution. The differences in nutritional requirements
are the evolutionary result of differential adaptations to environmental changes, explaining …

Phenotypic plasticity enables organisms to response to environmental variations by
generating a range of phenotypes from a single genotype. In holometabolous insects, traits …

In animal breeding programs, utilizing quantitative genetic designs such as the full-/half-
sibling design is fundamental. A full-/half-sibling design demands that mating can be …

Adult behavior is a growing area of interest for those researching the black soldier fly,
Hermetia illucens (L.)(Diptera: Stratiomyidae), which is affected by underlying demography …

The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), is an economically
important fly that is now mass-reared globally to produce livestock protein and frass that can …