A controlled study found black soldier fly larvae reared on kitchen waste grew fastest and emitted the least ammonia, while ...

A pilot pedigree-based breeding program in black soldier fly larvae achieved indicative genetic improvement in larval weight ...

Raised in vertical farms and stuffed with fruit waste, fly larvae have been turned into animal feed, as a new Costa Rican venture in sustainability is demonstrating. The Central American nation, one ...

I might not have written about this on note.I started composting in July 2025. It was seven years after I first learned about composting in 2018 and became interested in it that I suddenly decided to ...

New research clarifies how to raise a sustainable food source for livestock—black soldier fly larvae. Black soldier fly larvae devour food waste and other organic matter and are made of 60% protein.

People and animals create lots of waste that is usually sent to landfills, incinerated, or stored in engineered ponds such as manure lagoons. Now, researchers report a potential removal method using ...

Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on topics from zoology and psychology to herpetology. Charlie has an undergraduate degree in Forensic Psychology and writes on ...

Scientists have discovered that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields. While it may be an unfamiliar sensation to humans, electroreception is relatively commonplace in the animal kingdom. Sharks, ...

A senior Russian official has suggested that residents of his country may need to chow down on meat alternatives such as fly larvae and vegetable protein, as the country feels the pinch of sanctions ...

Fishing bait arrived. Prepared cases for pupation of white maggots and big maggots, etc.September 29: Both had pupated.October 5: Big maggots emerged, white maggots emerged in the evening.October 7: ...