Insect Utilization and Effects

The paper analyzes whole genome sequences of Black Soldier Fly populations to reveal cryptic genetic diversity and the impacts of domestication on genetic variation.

This study examines transgenerational changes in gut microbiota of black soldier fly larvae reared on novel diets, finding divergent microbial and growth patterns across sub-lines.

This study shows that farmed crickets reared on a high-inclusion spent grain diet maintain stable performance over five generations, with low-inclusion diets improving survival and yield.

This study uses gas exchange measurements to assess growth, energy use, and body composition of black soldier fly larvae on diets with different protein-to-carbohydrate ratios.

This study examines how imbalanced essential amino acid diets affect growth, metabolism, and energy use in black soldier fly larvae, finding reduced growth and increased metabolic costs.

The paper provides genome and transcriptome data for the Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) to support industrial and biological research.

This study shows that same-aged black soldier fly cohorts produce more and more fertile eggs than mixed-aged cohorts, and delaying attractant availability improves egg yields in same-aged populations.

This study compares the dietary habits of reared and wild Vespula shidai nests, finding wild nests consume more vertebrate species and highlight the impact of human feeding on foraging preferences.

This study demonstrates controlled mating in black soldier flies, enabling the use of quantitative genetic designs for selective breeding programs.

This study describes the growth, development, and reproductive traits of Gryllodes sigillatus to inform mass-rearing practices and colony management.

This paper establishes and characterizes a non-adherent insect cell line for cultivated meat production, showing high cell density and metabolic profiles.

This study evaluates the viability of using brewery waste as a protein source for farmed crickets, finding it supports survival and growth with minimal impact, though full replacement slightly reduces body mass.

This study shows that larger diet particle sizes increase cricket growth speed without affecting final body size, suggesting potential for improving mass rearing efficiency.

This study optimizes cricket diets using nutritional ecology to maximize yield metrics like survival and adult body size in mass rearing.

This study suppresses NAT transporters in black soldier fly larvae to increase amino acid content and profile, enhancing their nutritional value as an alternative protein source.

The paper investigates sex-specific perching behavior in black soldier flies, finding females perch more frequently than males, especially in the morning and early adulthood.

This study examines how diet particle size affects growth performance in edible crickets, finding that granular feed promotes better growth than powdered feed.

This study investigates the impact of dermestid infestations on cricket growth and yield, finding reduced mass but not size, and delayed growth, but not enough to explain dramatic yield loss reports.

This paper develops low-cost media for cell-cultivated seafood using gut microbial fermentation of black soldier fly larvae with blue catfish gut microbiome, showing varying effects on cell proliferation.

This study uses metabolic modeling to analyze resource allocation in Hermetia illucens larvae and predict growth and fatty acid production under different dietary conditions.