Black soldier fly from pest to 'crown jewel' of the insects as feed industry: an historical perspective Academic Article

abstract

• An historical overview of the black soldier fly is given and how the appreciation of the insect developed from being harmful to beneficial. The change occurred in 1980, initially for their role in forensic entomology and later when it was realised that the insects can be used both for recycling organic waste streams and for providing nutritious feed for production animals. Now the number of publications on the black soldier fly is increasing exponentially, while more companies focus on its commercial use.

authors

• Tomberlin, Jeffery

published proceedings

• JOURNAL OF INSECTS AS FOOD AND FEED

altmetric score

• 6

author list (cited authors)

• Tomberlin, J. K., & van Huis, A.

citation count

• 57

complete list of authors

• Tomberlin, JK||van Huis, A

publication date

• February 2020

publisher

• Wageningen Academic Publishers  Publisher

published in

• Journal of Insects as Food and Feed  Journal

keywords

• 30 Agricultural, Veterinary And Food Sciences
• 31 Biological Sciences
• 3109 Zoology

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.3920/JIFF2020.0003

start page

• 1

end page

• 4

volume

• 6

issue

• 1

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.3920/jiff2020.0003