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
Black Soldier Flies Detoxify Apples
Black Soldier Flies Detoxify Apples One of the great benefits of using black soldier flies for waste management is their ability to reduce the amounts of both biotic and abiotic contaminants in the substrates that they inhabit. Patulin is one such contaminant that is produced by fungi in rotting fruits and vegetables. Xiao, Z., Mats, …Read More
Slaughtering Black Soldier Flies
Slaughtering Black Soldier Flies Not only are humane considerations important in regards to how black soldier flies live, but also in regards to how they die. Barrett, M., Miranda, C., Veloso, I.T., Flint, C., Perl, C.D., Martinez, A., Fischer, B. and Tomberlin, J.K., 2024. Grinding as a slaughter method for farmed black soldier fly (Hermetia …Read More
New Investment in the Automation of Insect Farming
New Investment in the Automation of Insect Farming SKOV and Better Insect Solutions team up to advance automation in insect farming.
Black Soldier Flies Combat Alien Algae
Black Soldier Flies Combat Alien Algae Since completely getting rid of all invasive species is impossible, we might as well try using them for something good. In some cases, black soldier flies can help. Patón, D. and García-Gómez, J.C., 2024. Invertebrate composting quality of the invasive alga Rugulopteryx okamurae, prospects for its bio-recycling, management and …Read More
Black Soldier Fly Welfare
Black Soldier Fly Welfare Numerous studies, including several featured on this website, investigated survival, growth, and development of black soldier flies kept under different conditions. The main focus of those was on improving various outputs, mostly the amounts of harvested biomass and its nutrient composition. This is an important consideration because happy flies result in …Read More
More on Cooking
More on Cooking The way black soldier fly larvae are dried affects their nutrient properties. Oh, J., Kim, H., Park, K. and Kim, B.G., 2024. Drying Methods for Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larvae as a Feed Ingredient for Pigs Affect In Vitro Nutrient Disappearance. Agriculture, 14(10), 1792. https://doi.org/10.3390/agriculture14101792 The objective of the present research …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Are Good For Shrimp
Black Soldier Flies Are Good For Shrimp But only up to a point. After all, too much of a good thing becomes bad. While from black soldier fly larvae are often valuable diet components, they cannot comprise the entire diet. Chang, T., Lin, H., Han, F., Xu, C. and Li, E., 2024. Impact of defatted …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Help Tomatoes Grow
Black Soldier Flies Help Tomatoes Grow Tomato is another addition to a rapidly growing list of crops that benefit from soil amendments based on black soldier fly frass. Awad, M.A., Asiry, K.A., Elsayed, M.I., Abo-Elyousr, K.A., Alqarni, N.S., Al-Qurashi, A.D. and Mousa, M.A., 2024. Effect of Black Soldier Fly Larvae Frass as Organic Fertilizer on …Read More
Cooking Black Soldier Flies
Cooking Black Soldier Flies Improves their digestibility. At least to goats. Not very surprising, but potentially important for formulating goat feed. Also, somewhat disappointing, because heat treatment entails an additional expense. Lu, S., Paengkoum, S., Chen, S., Long, Y., Niu, X., Thongpea, S., Taethaisong, N., Meethip, W., Wang, Q. and Paengkoum, P., 2024. Effects of …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.