Rethinking organic wastes bioconversion: Evaluating the potential of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.))(Diptera: Stratiomyidae)(BSF)

KC Surendra, JK Tomberlin, A van Huis… - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Population growth and unprecedented economic growth and urbanization, especially in low-
and middle-income countries, coupled with extreme weather patterns, the high …

Recovery of banana waste-loss from production and processing: a contribution to a circular economy

S Alzate Acevedo, ÁJ Díaz Carrillo, E Flórez-López… - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Banana is a fruit grown mainly in tropical countries of the world. After harvest, almost 60% of
banana biomass is left as waste. Worldwide, about 114.08 million metric tons of banana …

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 …

A Review of Organic Waste Treatment Using Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens)

NF Amrul, I Kabir Ahmad, NE Ahmad Basri, F Suja… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The increase in solid waste generation is caused primarily by the global population growth
that resulted in urban sprawl, economic development, and consumerism. Poor waste …

A review of organic waste enrichment for inducing palatability of black soldier fly larvae: Wastes to valuable resources

R Raksasat, JW Lim, W Kiatkittipong… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increase of annual organic wastes generated worldwide has become a major problem
for many countries since the mismanagement could bring about negative effects on the …

Potential applications of frass derived from black soldier fly larvae treatment of food waste: A review

NEA Basri, NA Azman, IK Ahmad, F Suja, NAA Jalil… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
The disposal of large amounts of food waste has caused serious environmental pollution
and financial losses globally. Compared to alternative disposal methods (landfills …

Welfare considerations for farming black soldier flies, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): a model for the insects as food and feed industry

M Barrett, SY Chia, B Fischer… - Journal of Insects as …, 2023 - wageningenacademic.com
Over two hundred billion black soldier flies (BSF, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae))
are reared annually across the globe, with the industry projected to grow substantially in the …

Environmental aspects of insect mass production

S Smetana, R Spykman… - Journal of Insects as …, 2021 - wageningenacademic.com
Mass production of insects is calling for environmentally optimised and economically
efficient insect value chains. It is a complex task considering a great variety in insect species …

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 …

A review of pretreatment methods to improve agri-food waste bioconversion by black soldier fly larvae

DA Peguero, M Gold, D Vandeweyer… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As the world population increases, food demand and agricultural activity will also increase.
However,~ 30–40% of the food produced today is lost or wasted along the production chain …