BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE

The larvae and adults of the flies are neither pests nor vectors ( A vector or disease vector in epidemiology is a phenomenon that transmits infectious disease agents (pathogens) from an infected to an uninfected individual.). Instead, the larvae of the black soldier fly play a similar role to red worms, acting as primary decomposers in breaking down organic substrates and returning nutrients to the soil. The larvae have a voracious appetite and can be used to compost household food scraps and agricultural waste.

Biotech companies produce and process larvae in industrial insect factories around the world.

In addition, black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are an alternative source of protein for aquaculture, animal feed, pet food, and human consumption.

The larvae of the black soldier fly are used as animal feed. The collected larvae, which are about to transform into pupae,, and the pupae are eaten by poultry, fish, pigs, lizards, turtles, hamsters and even dogs. This insect is one of the few insect species approved for use in aquaculture feed in the EU.