
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 Will Feed UK Dogs
Black Soldier Flies Will Feed UK Dogs Tuggs, a UK-based fresh, insect-based dog food producer, has secured a £1.1 million (US$1.46 million) investment round from a variety of investors. According to the company, Tuggs debuted in 2022 as the UK’s first fresh dog food made from black soldier fly larvae. The company said revenues have tripled in …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Digest Starch
Black Soldier Flies Digest Starch Which is a better food than plastic. Black soldier flies have extra intestinal digestion. This means that they excrete digestive enzymes, and then slurp in liquified digested food. Amylase is one such enzyme that is responsible for digesting starch. Guillaume, J.B., Da Lage, J.L., Mezdour, S., Marion-Poll, F., Terrol, C., …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Boost Recirculating Aquaculture
Black Soldier flies Boost Recirculating Aquaculture Using black soldier flies as a component of aquafeed is a common approach, and so is using black soldier fly frass as a soil amendment. As it turns out, this frass can also be used to fertilize water in multilevel recirculating aquaculture. Abdessan, R., Zhumanova, M., Luo, X.L., Yan, …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Adapt to Heat and Cold
Black Soldier Flies Adapt to Heat and Cold Selective breeding is not just for dogs or chickens. It can also be applied to black soldier flies, which are rapidly becoming just another domestic animal. Feng, X., Memon, F.U., Ma, C., Zhu, J., Huang, Z., Tettamanti, G., Li, K., Peng, G., Hu, W. and Tian, L., …Read More
Yellowtail Does Not Like Black Soldier Flies
Yellowtail Does Not Like Black Soldier Flies This is unfortunate, because yellowtail is a popular fish in aquaculture. However, it is also not very surprising, because yellowtail is a marine carnivor. Therefore, it is not adapted to eating terrestrial insects. As valuable as black soldier flies are, let’s not forget that they will not solve …Read More
Chitin and Chitosan from Black Soldier Flies
Chitin and Chitosan from Black Soldier Fly Larvae As a follow-up to the previous post, not all chitin and chitosan are exactly the same. Therefore, it is important to understand their properties, as affected by sources and extraction methods. A recent study contributes to this. Yuan, B.Q., Yu, T.H., Chen, S.C., Zhang, Z.Q., Guo, Z.K., …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Protect Strawberries
Black Soldier Flies Protect Strawberries Chitosan, which is a biological polymer that can be extracted from byproducts of black soldier fly farming, can be used to coat harvested strawberries, thus protecting them from rot. Vitti, A., Coviello, L., Triunfo, M., Guarnieri, A., Scieuzo, C., Salvia, R., Falabella, P. and Nuzzaci, M., 2024. In vitro antifungal …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Energize Chickens
Black Soldier Flies Energize Chickens So is any other food. However, a recent study showed that energetic value of black soldier fly products is similar to that of more traditional poultry feed ingredients. Chobanova, S., Karkelanov, N., Mansbridge, S.C., Whiting, I.M., Tukša, M., Rose, S.P. and Pirgozliev, V.R., 2024. Metabolizable Energy Value of Fat and …Read More
Black Soldier Flies Help Pepper Grow
Black Soldier Flies Help Pepper Grow Meadows. Brussels sprouts. Kale. Mustard. Lettuce and arugula. Now red chili peppers joined the list of plants benefiting from soil amendments derived from black soldier fly frass. It is likely that this list will continue to grow as research in this area expands. Sanjaya, Y., Surakusumah, W., Pratama, A.M. …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.