Ability of Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae to Recycle Food Waste

Environmental Entomology

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 406-410

  Nguyen, Trinh T X ^a   Tomberlin, Jeffery K ^b   Vanlaerhoven, Sherah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hermetia illucens; recycling; sustainable agriculture; waste management; waste reduction

Indexed keywords

FLY; HARVESTING; LARVA; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; POLLUTION CONTROL; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ANIMALIA; DIPTERA; HERMETIA ILLUCENS; HEXAPODA; STRATIOMYIDAE; SUIDAE;

ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ANIMAL FOOD; DIPTERA; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WASTE; WASTE DISPOSAL;

ANIMAL FEED; ANIMALS; DIPTERA; GARBAGE; LARVA; REFUSE DISPOSAL;

EID: 84929083089     PISSN: 0046225X     EISSN: 19382936     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvv002     Document Type: Article

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