Nutritional composition of black soldier fly (<i>Hermetia illucens</i>) prepupae reared on different organic waste substrates

Spranghers, Thomas; Ottoboni, M.; Klootwijk, C.W.; Ovyn, Anneke; Deboosere, S.; De Meulenaer, Bruno; Michiels, Joris; Eeckhout, Mia; De Clercq, Patrick; De Smet, Stefaan

doi:10.1002/jsfa.8081

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Nutritional composition of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) prepupae reared on different organic waste substrates

Published in Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture • Oct 13, 2016

Authors:

Thomas Spranghers

M. Ottoboni

C.W. Klootwijk

Abstract

Abstract BACKGROUND Black soldier fly larvae are converters of organic waste into edible biomass, of which the composition may depend on the substrate. In this study, larvae were grown on four substrates: chicken feed, vegetable waste, biogas digestate, and restaurant waste. Samples of prepupae and ...

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Hermetia illucens

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