Black Soldier Fly Articles

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Unlocking Lauric Acid from Black Soldier Fly: Extraction, Benefits, and Applications
BSF Frass

Unlocking Lauric Acid from Black Soldier Fly: Extraction, Benefits, and Applications

Recent research reveals new methods of extracting lauric acid from Black Soldier Fly larvae, its bioactive benefits, and emerging industrial and health applications.

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Insulin from Black Soldier Fly: What’s the Real Deal?
BSF Frass

Insulin from Black Soldier Fly: What’s the Real Deal?

Exploring recent claims that black soldier fly biomass can be turned into pharmaceutical-grade insulin—what’s plausible now, what remains speculative, and why it matters for BSF farming.

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How Emerging Storage Pests Feed on Dried BSF Larvae—and What Farmers Can Do About It
BSF Frass

How Emerging Storage Pests Feed on Dried BSF Larvae—and What Farmers Can Do About It

Insights from a multi-omics study reveal how two beetle pests attack dried black soldier fly larvae, with takeaways to improve drying, storage, packaging, and pest control.

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Using BSF Frass to Grow Better Mushrooms
BSF Frass

Using BSF Frass to Grow Better Mushrooms

Exploring the implications of a 2025 MDPI study on mealworm frass and oyster mushrooms—and how these findings could translate to Black Soldier Fly systems, circular agriculture, and novel feed opportunities.

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Insect Frass Outperforms Chemical Fertilizers and Compost
Sustainability

Insect Frass Outperforms Chemical Fertilizers and Compost

Exploring recent research proving that insect frass—especially from BSF and mealworms—can outperform mineral phosphate fertilizers, enhancing soil health, phosphorus use and crop yield.

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Turning Waste into Wins: BSF Larvae for African Catfish
Aquaculture

Turning Waste into Wins: BSF Larvae for African Catfish

Exploring recent studies on replacing fishmeal with black soldier fly larvae and frass in African catfish diets—how it works, what it costs, and why it matters.

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Failures, Lessons & Opportunities: Why 2024–2025 Was Harder Than Expected for Big BSF Players
Insect Protein

Failures, Lessons & Opportunities: Why 2024–2025 Was Harder Than Expected for Big BSF Players

A look behind recent bankruptcies and restructurings in the Black Soldier Fly sector—what went wrong, what’s still promising, and how industry players can move forward.

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How BSFL-Derived Palatants Are Redefining Shrimp Feed Innovation
Aquaculture

How BSFL-Derived Palatants Are Redefining Shrimp Feed Innovation

Exploring how black soldier fly larvae enhancements are transforming feed intake, growth, and sustainability in shrimp diets

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ENORM: The Rise and Bankruptcy of a BSF Biofactory
BSF Frass

ENORM: The Rise and Bankruptcy of a BSF Biofactory

How Enorm Biofactory went from raising €50 million and planning Europe’s largest BSF facility to declaring bankruptcy—chronicling its successes, missteps, and industry lessons.

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BSF Farming Meets Push-Pull Agriculture in East Africa
Agroecology

BSF Farming Meets Push-Pull Agriculture in East Africa

Exploring how BSF farming scaled with VIPP creates a circular, One Health system in Kenya, Rwanda & Uganda

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How Black Soldier Fly Meal Shapes Fish Fillet Quality: What Recent Meta-Analysis Reveals
Aquaculture

How Black Soldier Fly Meal Shapes Fish Fillet Quality: What Recent Meta-Analysis Reveals

New research shows species-specific effects of Black Soldier Fly Meal (BSFM) on fillet quality in aquaculture—benefits for carp and trout, trade-offs for marine fish like seabream and salmon.

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How and Why Ÿnsect Is Going Bankrupt
Insect Protein

How and Why Ÿnsect Is Going Bankrupt

An in-depth look at the judicial liquidation of Ÿnsect: what led to it, what failed, and what BSF farming can learn.

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Bengaluru's Black Soldier Fly Composting Program
BSF Initiatives

Bengaluru's Black Soldier Fly Composting Program

Debuting an insect-powered composting plan, Bengaluru aims to convert 8,000 tonnes a day of organic waste into frass and insect biomass using BSF technology

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BSF Bioactives and Frass: Feed and Soil Research
BSF Frass

BSF Bioactives and Frass: Feed and Soil Research

How new discoveries in BSF bioactives and frass quality are converging to transform feed and fertilizer, and what BSF producers should know to stay ahead

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