Adult behaviour as the next frontier for optimising industrial production of the black soldier fly Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

M Meneguz, CD Miranda… - Journal of Insects …, 2023 - wageningenacademic.com
The black soldier fly is the 'crown jewel'of the insects as feed industry. Over the past two
decades, a tremendous amount of research has been published on larval development …

Quorum sensing: Little talks for an effective bacterial coordination

NB Turan, DS Chormey, Ç Büyükpınar… - TrAC Trends in …, 2017 - Elsevier
The bacterial communication through signaling molecules termed quorum sensing has
gained a lot of attention due to its applicability to different fields of study. Quorum sensing …

Microbial volatile emissions as insect semiochemicals

TS Davis, TL Crippen, RW Hofstetter… - Journal of chemical …, 2013 - Springer
We provide a synthesis of the literature describing biochemical interactions between
microorganisms and insects by way of microbial volatile organic compound (MVOC) …

The potential use of bacterial community succession in forensics as described by high throughput metagenomic sequencing

JL Pechal, TL Crippen, ME Benbow, AM Tarone… - International journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Decomposition studies of vertebrate remains primarily focus on data that can be seen with
the naked eye, such as arthropod or vertebrate scavenger activity, with little regard for what …

A conserved interdomain microbial network underpins cadaver decomposition despite environmental variables

ZM Burcham, AD Belk, BB McGivern, A Bouslimani… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Microbial breakdown of organic matter is one of the most important processes on Earth, yet
the controls of decomposition are poorly understood. Here we track 36 terrestrial human …

Necrobiome framework for bridging decomposition ecology of autotrophically and heterotrophically derived organic matter

ME Benbow, PS Barton, MD Ulyshen… - Ecological …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Decomposition contributes to global ecosystem function by contributing to nutrient recycling,
energy flow, and limiting biomass accumulation. The decomposer organisms influencing this …

Microbial community functional change during vertebrate carrion decomposition

JL Pechal, TL Crippen, AM Tarone, AJ Lewis… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Microorganisms play a critical role in the decomposition of organic matter, which contributes
to energy and nutrient transformation in every ecosystem. Yet, little is known about the …

Seasonal necrophagous insect community assembly during vertebrate carrion decomposition

ME Benbow, AJ Lewis, JK Tomberlin… - Journal of medical …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Necrophagous invertebrates have been documented to be a predominant driver of
vertebrate carrion decomposition; however, very little is understood about the assembly of …

Identification of bacteria in two food waste black soldier fly larvae rearing residues

M Gold, F Von Allmen, C Zurbrügg, J Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Significant economic, environmental, and social impacts are associated with the avoidable
disposal of foods worldwide. Mass-rearing of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae …

A review of bacterial interactions with blow flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) of medical, veterinary, and forensic importance

JK Tomberlin, TL Crippen, AM Tarone… - Annals of the …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Blow flies are commonly associated with decomposing material. In most cases, the larvae
are found feeding on decomposing vertebrate remains; however, some species have …