Antibiotics in Their Guts – BlackSoldierFlies.com

Similar 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. A recent study investigated whether several common antibiotics have an impact on gut bacteria of black soldier flies. Not surprisingly, such an impact was found.