University of California, Riverside, scientists created a small-scale system that transforms food waste high-protein animal ...

While they might not win any beauty contests, the black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are making a massive impact by turning food waste into a nutrient-rich biofertilizer known as frass. No, I'm not ...

A corn-fed insect could provide North Dakota’s next value-added ag product. An investment firm is developing a plan to bring an insect farm to North Dakota, with protein-rich larvae supplying the ...

How insects, AI, and digital twins are transforming agricultural waste into sustainable animal feed at industrial scale.

(Beyond Pesticides, June 14, 2023) The exoskeleton of the black soldier fly (BSF; Hermetica illucens) has the potential to be an effective organic fertilizer. A study in the journal Agriculture, ...

As farmers across Kenya contend with rising livestock feed costs amid challenging economic conditions, over 50 farmers from Kisumu County have found hope in a one-week intensive training on Black ...

Kazakh entrepreneurs are utilizing black soldier fly farms to convert organic waste into valuable fertilizer, reducing landfill methane emissions. Community-led initiatives are promoting recycling and ...

Using hungry bugs to get rid of food waste that would otherwise end up in landfills is the winning project in the second annual UNLV President’s Innovation Challenge. Twenty teams entered the ...

Researchers from Australia have figured out a way to genetically engineer a common species of fly (the black soldier fly) to consume organic waste more efficiently than other organisms. The black ...

Black soldier fly larvae have been enjoying a series of breakout moments. On Nov. 5, Oberland Agriscience, a Nova Scotia-based company, announced that it had opened a 108,000-square-foot BSFL farm on ...