{"title":"Environmental conditions influencing growth and development of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.)) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)","authors":"J. Cammack, J. Tomberlin","doi":"10.1163/23524588-20230026","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"While biotic conditions are recognised contributors to the growth and production of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), abiotic conditions are arguably of equal or greater relevance. Shifts in key environmental conditions can be the difference between optimal production of a black soldier colony, or its collapse. As with all insects, the impact of these criteria is highly dependent on development stage of the insect and scale of application (e.g. growth chamber in a laboratory versus an industrial rearing room). Through the analysis presented herein, the impact of three abiotic factors (temperature, humidity, and photophase) on immature black soldier flies will be discussed as a means to serve as a model for investigating other abiotic factors contributing to the physiology of the species. By identifying the impact of these factors on black soldier fly development, the industry can optimise production, minimise financial investment, and enhance the economic and environmental returns of the system.","PeriodicalId":48604,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Insects as Food and Feed","volume":"2014 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":4.7000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Insects as Food and Feed","FirstCategoryId":"97","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1163/23524588-20230026","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENTOMOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
While biotic conditions are recognised contributors to the growth and production of the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), abiotic conditions are arguably of equal or greater relevance. Shifts in key environmental conditions can be the difference between optimal production of a black soldier colony, or its collapse. As with all insects, the impact of these criteria is highly dependent on development stage of the insect and scale of application (e.g. growth chamber in a laboratory versus an industrial rearing room). Through the analysis presented herein, the impact of three abiotic factors (temperature, humidity, and photophase) on immature black soldier flies will be discussed as a means to serve as a model for investigating other abiotic factors contributing to the physiology of the species. By identifying the impact of these factors on black soldier fly development, the industry can optimise production, minimise financial investment, and enhance the economic and environmental returns of the system.
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The Journal of Insects as Food and Feed covers edible insects from harvesting in the wild through to industrial scale production. It publishes contributions to understanding the ecology and biology of edible insects and the factors that determine their abundance, the importance of food insects in people’s livelihoods, the value of ethno-entomological knowledge, and the role of technology transfer to assist people to utilise traditional knowledge to improve the value of insect foods in their lives. The journal aims to cover the whole chain of insect collecting or rearing to marketing edible insect products, including the development of sustainable technology, such as automation processes at affordable costs, detection, identification and mitigating of microbial contaminants, development of protocols for quality control, processing methodologies and how they affect digestibility and nutritional composition of insects, and the potential of insects to transform low value organic wastes into high protein products. At the end of the edible insect food or feed chain, marketing issues, consumer acceptance, regulation and legislation pose new research challenges. Food safety and legislation are intimately related. Consumer attitude is strongly dependent on the perceived safety. Microbial safety, toxicity due to chemical contaminants, and allergies are important issues in safety of insects as food and feed. Innovative contributions that address the multitude of aspects relevant for the utilisation of insects in increasing food and feed quality, safety and security are welcomed.