Insect-based agri-food waste valorization: agricultural applications and roles of insect gut microbiota

M Mannaa, A Mansour, I Park, DW Lee… - Environmental Science and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Meeting the demands of the growing population requires increased food and feed
production, leading to higher levels of agri-food waste. As this type of waste seriously …

Insect biorefinery: A circular economy concept for biowaste conversion to value-added products

PE Kee, YS Cheng, JS Chang, HS Yim, JCY Tan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
With rapid growing world population and increasing demand for natural resources, the
production of sufficient food, feed for protein and fat sources and sustainable energy …

Nutrient quality and maturity status of frass fertilizer from nine edible insects

D Beesigamukama, S Subramanian, CM Tanga - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Globally, there is growing interest to recycle organic waste using insect larvae into high-
quality frass fertilizer through circular economy approach. This paper presents the first …

Residues from black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae rearing influence the plant-associated soil microbiome in the short term

A Fuhrmann, B Wilde, RF Conz, S Kantengwa… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The larvae of the black soldier fly (BSFL, Hermetia illucens) efficiently close resource cycles.
Next to the nutrient-rich insect biomass used as animal feed, the residues from the process …

Waste to value: Global perspective on the impact of entomocomposting on environmental health, greenhouse gas mitigation and soil bioremediation

D Beesigamukama, CM Tanga, S Sevgan… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The innovative use of insects to recycle low-value organic waste into value-added products
such as food, feed and other products with a low ecological footprint has attracted rapid …

Bioconversion of Different Waste Streams of Animal and Vegetal Origin and Manure by Black Soldier Fly Larvae Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

S Naser El Deen, K van Rozen, H Elissen… - Insects, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The worldwide waste problem has large environmental impacts and huge
efforts have been made to mitigate this problem. Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae …

[HTML][HTML] Bioconversion of different waste streams of animal and vegetal origin and manure by black soldier fly larvae Hermetia illucens L.(Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

SN El Deen, K van Rozen, H Elissen, P van Wikselaar… - Insects, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are considered a commercially viable solution for global
organic waste problems. The objective of this study was to assess the feasibility of rearing …

Impact of Heat Treatment on the Microbiological Quality of Frass Originating from Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens)

N Van Looveren, D Vandeweyer, L Van Campenhout - Insects, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Industrially produced insects can convert organic waste streams into
proteins and other valuable products. The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) belongs to the …

The effects of two organic soil amendments, biochar and insect frass fertilizer, on shoot growth of cereal seedlings

A Carroll, M Fitzpatrick, S Hodge - Plants, 2023 - mdpi.com
To mitigate the environmental harm associated with high-input agriculture, arable farmers
are increasingly required to maintain productivity while reducing inputs of synthetic …

Small-scale Black Soldier Fly-fish farming: a model with socioeconomic benefits

KB Barragán-Fonseca, J Cortés-Urquijo… - Animal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
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