Black Soldier Flies Adapt to Heat and Cold – BlackSoldierFlies.comSelective 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.Read the Article
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Chitin and Chitosan from Black Soldier Flies – BlackSoldierFlies.comAs 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.Read the Article
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Fishing for opportunity in scraps of riceBiowaste from rice milling and sake production promises to create new opportunities for rice farmers and to boost sustainable growth in koi production.Read the Article
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Black Soldier Flies Protect Strawberries – BlackSoldierFlies.comChitosan, 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.Read the Article
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Black Soldier Flies Energize Chickens – BlackSoldierFlies.comSo 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.Read the Article
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Black Soldier Flies Help Pepper Grow – BlackSoldierFlies.comMeadows. 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.Read the Article
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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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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
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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
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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 [...]
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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
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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, [...]
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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
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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
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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
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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. [...]
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Crickets Can Help Us Curb Global Warming and Enhance Food Security: Here’s How | Earth.OrgCrickets provide high nutritional content and have a low environmental impact, which makes them great allies in the fight against climate change.Read the Article
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Black Soldier Flies Digest Antibiotics – BlackSoldierFlies.comOr, to be more precise, bacteria associated with black soldier flies do. This could be helpful when using black soldier flies to recycle municipal wastes, which are likely to contain antibiotic residues.Read the Article
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Black Soldier Flies Digest Antibiotics – BlackSoldierFlies.comOr, to be more precise, bacteria associated with black soldier flies do. This could be helpful when using black soldier flies to recycle municipal wastes, which are likely to contain antibiotic residues.Read the Article
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Protein Problem Fish FarmsBlack soldier flies are kept in laying and rearing aviaries at the Innovafeed factory in Nesle, France, on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. When the fish grown in farms are fedRead the Article
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Research looks to transform manure into protein - AgriLife TodayTexas A&M AgriLife Research focuses on environmental impact of turning waste into a resource Can you turn manure into a cow, chicken or fish? Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are looking to do just that, in a roundabout, circular economy, kind of way. A three-year, $618,000 [...]
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Allergy to Black Soldier Flies – BlackSoldierFlies.comFood safety is always a consideration, but it may be particularly important for novel foods. General recommendation is that people who are allergic to shellfish should be concerned about eating insects. Indeed, a recent study confirms cross-reactivity among black soldier flies, shrimp, and mites. Th…Read the Article