With the potential to process the world's agricultural and food waste, provide sustainable
fodder for livestock, aquaculture, and pet animals, as well as act as a source of novel …

The production of food and feed to meet the needs of the growing world's population will
soon become a serious challenge. In search for sustainable solutions, entomophagy is …

Simple Summary In the last few years great efforts have been made to find alternative
protein sources to soybean meal and valorize organic by-product, which are produced in …

Hermetia illucens is an efficient bioconverter able to grow on various different organic
materials, producing larvae, which are a good source of protein and fat with applications in …

The black soldier fly Hermetia illucens is gaining growing interest as a tool for the
valorisation of bio-waste in a circular economy perspective. Although a wide variety of …

The interest in using byproducts from agro-food industries as a rearing substrate for insects
is increasing rapidly. We investigated the influence of byproducts of vegetal origin (okara—a …

Larvae of the black soldier fly (BSF) Hermetia illucens (L.) convert organic waste into high
valuable insect biomass that can be used as alternative protein source for animal nutrition or …

The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (BSF; Diptera: Stratiomyidae), has come into the
focus of research over the past decade since its larvae are polyphagous feeders with an …

Black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, is a promising species to valorise organic wastes
and agricultural co-products into nutrient-rich animal feed. Thus, basic knowledge of its …

The growing population and, consequently, the demand for food, has led to an increase in
the agro-food activities, causing irreversible exploitation of natural resources. The use of …