THE BLACK SOLDIER FLY
In our fight for a cleaner and healthier future, the Black Soldier Fly stands out as a front-line solution for a significant number of issues we face today. These tough little guys transform organic waste into valuable feed products at an amazing rate.
BLACK SOLDIER FLY BLOG POSTS
Young Black Soldier Flies Have More Sex
Young Black Soldier Flies Have More Sex Not the most unexpected finding, but it is nice that somebody put an effort into documenting this. Dickerson, A.J., Lemke, N.B., Li, C. and Tomberlin, J.K., 2024. Impact of age on the reproductive output of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Journal of Economic Entomology, toae107 The current study examined …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Process Chicken Manure
Black Soldier Flies Process Chicken Manure Since chickens eat black soldier flies, this is a good thing for creating circular agriculture. Below is a reference to a study on the subject. it is not particularly novel, but very comprehensive. Govindaiah, P.M., Yandigeri, M.S., Gourkhede, D.P., Fairoze, N. and Rao, S.B., 2024. Bioconversion and Performance of …Read More
Crickets…
Crickets… Yes, I am aware that the picture shows a hen and a rooster, not a cricket. However, this post is about an article that shows that cricket meal makes a better component of chicken feed than black soldier fly meal. This is perhaps unfortunate, but using black soldier flies has other advantages, such as …Read More
Striped Catfish Eats Black Soldier Flies
Striped Catfish Eats Black Soldier Flies This is not surprising, because catfishes eat pretty much anything. However, good news here is that fish meal could be completely replaced with black soldier fly meal, while only partial replacement is often possible without compromising growth and metabolism of the fed animal. Ardra, M., Pradhan, C., Das, S. …Read More
How Do Black Soldier Flies Kill Microorganisms?
How Do Black Soldier Flies Kill Microorganisms? Although back soldier flies do not universally wipe out all microorganisms around them, they are well known for suppressing some of them. This may open all kinds of exciting opportunities for using them in medicine. However, pursuing these opportunities requires understanding the mechanisms responsible for microbial suppression. A …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Heal Wounds
Black Soldier Flies Heal Wounds Earlier studies have shown that black soldier flies have antimicrobial and antiinflammatory properties. In an article published earlier this month, researchers also demonstrated that oils extracted from black soldier fly larvae also help healing burn wounds. Rahayu, R., Utari, S.D., Santoso, P., Zaini, E. and Jessica, A., 2024. Effectiveness of …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Eat Mushrooms
Blacj Soldier Flies Eat Mushrooms Another addition to the list of wastes that black soldier fly larvae can process in collaboration with their symbiotic microorganisms: Lai, L., Long, Y., Luo, M., Tu, B., Wu, Z., Liu, J., Wan, Z., Wang, G., Wang, X. and Liu, H., 2024. Degradation of edible mushroom waste by Hermetia illucens …Read More
AI Helps Black Soldier Flies to Lay Eggs
AI Helps Black Soldier Flies to Lay Eggs Even small improvements to large-scale industrial processes may result in very considerable gains in productivity. Recent study describes developing a mathematical model to help optimizing environmental conditions for maximum egg-laying by black soldier fly adults. While it remains to be seen how this model performs across a …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Improve Chicken Health
Black Soldier Flies Improve Chicken Health Adding a supplement derived from black soldier flies to chicken feed significantly improved gut health and productivity of laying hens. This is not surprising because insects are a part of their natural diet. Therefore, incorporating insect components into chicken feed is a biologically sound approach. Al Anas, M., Aprianto, …Read More
Black Soldier Fly News
New information on black soldier flies becomes available pretty much daily. Business deals are being struck, facilities are being built, original research publications appear in a wide variety of scientific journals, and news articles appear in popular mass media.
General Information on Black Soldier Flies
There's a reason that black soldier flies have created such a buzz recently. Everyone from big ag to backyard chicken farmers are realizing that black soldier flies are an innovative, inexpensive, green, and humane way to produce healthy, high-protein feed for livestock and even people. If your interest has been piqued, please explore.
Black Soldier Fly Myths and Misconceptions
As the idea of farming of black soldier flies gains track with agriculturalists, researchers, and general public, the amount of available information explodes. Much of it is valuable and contributes to further development of this technology. Some of it needs further verification. Some of it, however, is not entirely correct (or is entirely incorrect). We compiled a list of common misconceptions about this rather remarkable creature and its place in modern agriculture.
Feed Black Soldier Flies to Your Chickens
A chicken is not a penguin. Neither is it a pelican, nor a cormorant. It is not even a puffin. This does not seem like a particularly astute observation. Yet, fishmeal constitutes a considerable proportion of many commercially available chicken feeds. This creates a rather unnatural situation.
How About Green, Cruelty-Free, High Protein Food for Your Dogs and Cats?
Pets are family. There is little doubt about that. However, they belong to different biological species. Therefore, their physiology and, hence, nutritional requirements are different. They cannot have the same diet as humans do. At the same time, they should not eat garbage just because it is not fit for human consumption. Black soldier flies may help addressing this issue.
Black Soldier Flies are Reptilian Superfood
Not all pets are warm and fuzzy. Quite a few of them are on a cooler side and covered with scales. Among the insect species commonly used to feed pet reptiles, black soldier flies stand out because of their unique nutritional value. Making them a regular part of your scaly pets' diet will be highly beneficial for their health and well-being.
Black Soldier Fly Farming
So, you've decided to become a bug farmer. Friends and relatives are seriously concerned about your mental health, while the person you had been dating for a while left you for a financial industry executive. Still, this enterprise will be totally worth it in the end, as long as the right approach is taken.