Climate Change: Could flies solve a massive environmental problem?The fly larvae will be fed to animals like chicken, fish and pigs, instead of soy - which has a massive environmental impact. Many farm animals in the UK are fed soy which has been linked with deforestation in the Amazon.Read the Article
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What Is Acheta Protein? Why You Might Want To Give Cricket Powder a TryCrickets are about 65% protein, which means that when they’re milled (ground down), they turn into a powder or flour that’s high in protein, too.Read the Article
From bug burgers to being kind: what’s on the menu for 2024Hands up if you want to see cheese trolleys at every restaurant.Read the Article
Cicada hatch in 2024 will be largest in 221 yearsBillions of cicadas are expected with a double brood emerging in 2024.Read the Article
Armed with $8.7m in fresh capital, Nasekomo builds insect ag franchise modelInsect farming is not for the faint-hearted. So what business models make sense, and who is going to fund the next wave of facilities?Read the Article
Forum: Regulatory framework for consumption of insects likely in first half of yearWe refer to the article “Companies selling insects as food in limbo over SFA approval delay” (Jan 22) and Forum writer Eric J. Brooks’ letter “Demand for insect-based food should come not only from producers” (Jan 23). Read more at straitstimes.com.Read the Article
Green protein: Could insects or mealworms be an alternative for animal feed?Researchers and entrepreneurs are now looking at a less-likely choices as soy and fishmeal suffer from a sustainability image problem.Read the Article
Inside the fly farm breeding millions of flies for foodInsect larvae look foul and are surprisingly stinky, but they could solve a big problem in the UK. There’s a growing industry pushing for legal changes that will let insects be fed to farm animals.Read the Article
Brave as a Chicken – BlackSoldierFlies.comIn American folklore, a chicken is synonymous with cowardice. This is not necessarily a fair assessment, but it is very common. Therefore, calling somebody a chicken equals questioning this person’s bravery. It would have been really cool if feeding on black soldier fly larvae made chickens as brave as lions [...]
This $75 Million Farm Is Going To Harvest Fly Poop. Here’s Why.Frass—the excrement and exoskeletons of the black soldier fly—are breathing carbon and life back into the world’s turmoiled soil.Read the Article
Mini Livestock Farming: Nurturing a New Era of Edible InsectsThe new era of edible insect farming has begun opening up a world of possibilities and reshaping the way we look at today’s agriculture.Read the Article
Antibiotics in Their Guts – BlackSoldierFlies.comSimilar to other species, black soldier flies have a complicated relationship with a wide variety of microorganisms living both inside and outside of their bodies. These relationships may affect many different parameters, including both their ability to thrive in a particular environment, as well as their performance as waste decomposers. [...]
The Blue Collar Bookseller review: Bugs for BreakfastIt’s a new year with new people contributing to new and old problems. The overpopulation situation continues to explode. If this keeps up, it will be standing room only. Hmmm,Read the Article
Is the UK bar for insect protein entry too high?As we head into 2024, the focus turns to where the European landscape on insect protein is currently and how it may evolve in the coming year.Read the Article
Everything You Need To Know About Odisha’s Red Ant Chutney & Other Insects That Are Widely Consumed In India - Elle IndiaSome may squirm at the idea of it but entomophagy, which is the practice of eating insects, is quite common in many traditional communities of India and notRead the Article
Squaring a Circle – BlackSoldierFlies.comBlack soldier flies can be a great component in a circular economy, in more than one way. However, they cannot always perform miracles. For example, they cannot feed on biogas digestate (which is a fancy term to describe leftovers of processing waste into biogas). While this is sad, it is also [...]
Circles Big and Small – BlackSoldierFlies.comThe circular economy is defined as a model of production and consumption that involves sharing, leasing, reusing, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials and products as long as possible. In this way, the life cycle of products is extended. Recycling wastes is an essential practice under this approach.Read the Article
Northern Europe’s largest insect factory opensEnorm Biofactory – northern Europe’s largest insect production facility, with the capacity to produce over 10,000 tonnes of insect meal a year – opened its doors on 5 December.Read the Article
Arla Foods Ingredients partners with ENORM to harness upcycling power of insectsArla Foods Ingredients partners with ENORM, Northern Europe’s largest insect farm, in a partnership that will significantly reduce food waste.Read the Article
UK research collaborators investigate how insect protein can decarbonize livestock productionThe University of Leeds and Entocycle are behind a new £430,000 (US$540,315) research program to develop the protocols and codes of practice to unlock the growth of the UK insect farming industry.Read the Article
Sludge Management – BlackSoldierFlies.comA mix of fish carcasses, uneaten aquafeed, and fish feces does not sound very appetizing even for black soldier fly larvae. Indeed, according to a recent study they did not do particularly well on aquaculture sludge. However, mixing the sludge with other substrates significantly improved the situation.Read the Article
Why a fly management programme is a must for farmersA duo of experts dive into the dirty and harmful world of flies and once farmers understand the life cycle of these pesky insects, they’ll soon realise the importance of an integrated managem…Read the Article
Flies: The unexpected answer to the food crisisCan insect farming reduce the stress on fish stocks across the Southern Hemisphere? How do you even get 8.4 billion flies to live together and operate in a w…Read the Article
Should You Eat Crunchy, Crisp Crickets This Christmas? Yes, and Here’s Why — The LatchAccording to Skye Blackburn, the creator of the insect farm Circle Harvest, mealworms are excellent feed any time of the year.Read the Article
It’s a Bug Eat Bug World – BlackSoldierFlies.comBlack soldier fly larvae can be used to feed other insects, as shown by the results of two recent studies. In one of them, larval meal was fed to lady beetles, which are beneficial biological control agents eating a wide variety of agricultural pests. In the second study, [...]
Don’t Spoil the Baby Larva – BlackSoldierFlies.comIt is common in commercial operations to rear newly hatched black soldier fly larvae in a nursery for a few days before putting them into a bioreactor. This may involve feeding them on a special diet. As shown below, however, this is not always a good idea.Read the Article
Upcycling food waste into alt protein: On-site insect farming developed for manufacturers and retailersModular insect farming technology has been developed for food businesses to upcycle organic waste on-site into a sustainable protein alternative.Read the Article
‘What’s for dinner’? ‘It’s fried crickets’Will insects be the superfood of the future? Experts say that eating insects is good for us and good for the planet.Read the Article
Good News for Aquaculture. Part V. – BlackSoldierFlies.comThis is not even news anymore. Yet another study showing that incorporating black soldier fly larvae into aquafeed improves fish growth and boosts fish immunity. Still, we think that it is helpful to accumulate this evidence in one place.Read the Article
Black Soldier Flies Help with Food Coloring – BlackSoldierFlies.comLutein is a natural food colorant that also has antioxidant properties. Among other applications, it can be used to brighten poultry feathers and deepen the color of egg yolk. A recent study reports that black soldier fly larvae can bioaccumulate lutein from the substrates that they consume. [...]