Artificial breeding of black soldier fly

The
global increase in animal production requires the availability of feed inputs in quantity and quality Current resources being limited, alternative
feed productions are envisaged Among these, local insect protein and lipid production from low value organic materials could be considered
The
black soldier fly ( Hermetia illucens (L 1758 has been selected as insect rearing model for feed production The BSF larvae are
polyphageouse, growth quickly and can be produced at high density Their zootechnical characteristics allows to produce larvae by valuing a wide
range of decaying organic matter The BSF artificial rearing development requires specific methods and facilities that meet the requirements of the
different stages of the species life cycle broodstock selection, reproduction, magnification and collection The larvae are gregarious and migrate out
of substrate at the last immature stage prepupae to pupate and can consequently be self harvested The flies lay eggs in cavities near organic
substrate allowing the eggs collection with artificial laying device