Larvae of Hermetia illucens are a valuable source of protein for animal feed that can be produced by exposing animal and agro-industrial wastes to naturally occurring flies. The objective of this study was to improve techniques for obtaining H. illucens larvae to feed livestock in Burkina Faso. An...

A growth trial was carried out to evaluate differences in feed utilisation and growth performance in response to substitution of fishmeal (FM) by either partly defatted insect meal or microalgae powder in different strains of rainbow trout. Three iso-nitrogenous and iso-energetic diets were fed to...

The growing demand for broilers production is related to environmental and economic impacts worldwide, increasing the urgency to find alternative feed ingredients. Recent studies indicated the productive potential of some insect species, which may serve as a protein and lipid source for animal...

Fruits and vegetables are wasted in huge amounts and nearly 30% of all produced food is never consumed which leads to many economic and environmental issues. Similarly, the poultry industry generates a huge volume of waste. This refuse is reported to have high nutritional value and could be used as ...

A feeding trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of the dietary inclusion of black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, prepupae in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) fingerling diets on growth performance, fillet quality, and gut and liver histology. Chicken waste meal and fruit & vegetable ...

The black soldier fly (BSF) Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) is a beneficial insect species of great environmental and economic potential. Previous studies showed that providing a suitable pupation substrate can accelerate BSF pupation and increase pupation rate. However, the effect...

The black soldier fly is the 'crown jewel' of the insects as feed industry. Over the past two decades, a tremendous amount of research has been published on larval development, uses of the process, and the biomass generated. However, outside of knowing that adults lek in the wild, and that they...

A 12-week feeding trial was conducted to investigate the effect of the same fishmeal protein level replaced by black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) meal (BSFL) with different lipid contents on the growth performance and intestinal health of juvenile turbot (Scophthalmus maximus L.) (initial ...

Background: In contrast to protein-rich insect meal, the feed potential of insect fat is generally less explored and knowledge about the suitability of insect fat as a fat source specifically in broiler diets is still limited. In view of this, the present study aimed to comprehensively investigate...

A trial was performed to study the effects of a partially defatted Hermetia illucens (L. 1758) larvae meal (HIM) to replace a fish meal in the diet of an adult gilthead sea bream. The fish were fed for 120 days with diets containing HIM: 0% (CTRL), 25 (HI25), 50 (HI50), and 75% (HI75),...