Black Soldier Fly Prepupae for Aquaculture Diets
Forum: Mass Production of Black Soldier Fly Prepupae for Aquaculture Diets
Published on:
01/30/2012
Author/s :
Gary J. Burtle, G. Larry Newton, D. Craig Sheppard (University of Georgia)
After decades of work in Tifton, Georgia, University of Georgia researchers think soldier flies will be a viable alternative to fish meal in aquaculture diets. Early work with the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) used manure as the growth media, but recent efforts show that food byproducts can be a better soldier fly diet. Catfish grow well on soldier flies and other fish, including tilapia a...