The larvae can also be processed to isolate the protein, which can then become part of a feed for livestock, poultry and fish. The maggot waste can also be used as compost for landscaping. Essentially ...

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - It may be hard to understand the appeal of plunging your hand into a pile of writhing maggots. But the sensation is uniquely tactile, not at all unpleasant, as thousands of ...

Most people dismiss black soldier fly, scientifically known as Hermetia illucens as dirty insects which transmit diseases to humans. However, researchers at the International Centre of Insect ...

In a nondescript industrial complex in eastern Riverside County, a British company is planning to put billions of black flies and maggots to work on a unique task: upcycling food waste. AgriProtein is ...

This article was taken from the September 2014 issue of Wired magazine. Be the first to read Wired's articles in print before they're posted online, and get your ...

A bin full of black soldier fly larvae are eating away at food waste inside the Full Circle Bioconversion barn in Old Lycoming Township. For owner Aubrey Fornwalt, getting into food waste conversion ...

STELLENBOSCH, South Africa, March 16 (Reuters) - Families tucking into a Sunday dinner of roast chicken or pork may not relish the idea of animals fattened on maggots. Sign up here. But one British ...

How do the larvae of black soldier flies eat so much, so fast, despite their tiny size? Scientists at Georgia Tech have been studying this "collective feeding" behavior and found that one strategy for ...

Companies across the globe are banking on it. By Eduardo Garcia At an insect farm in Cape Town, the bugs are hungry. More than 8 billion flies being raised in South Africa by the start-up company ...

In Westfield, N.Y., perch, bass, catfish and trout are growing fat on the byproducts of an adjacent brewery and distillery. The fish, still young but intended to be harvested and eaten next year, are ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Dr Chrysantus Mbi Tanga from Icipe explains the nutritional value of organic Black soldier ...