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Frass fertilizers: a systematic review [PDF]

This study is a systematic review that aims to systematize and organize knowledge about insect frass in ...
Efraime da Graça Armando Gobeia, Paulo Dabdab Waquil, Edson Talamini   +2 more
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BugBook: Critical considerations for evaluating and applying insect frass

Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
Abstract Insect frass is one of the most abundant products in the insect industry, regardless of the farmed species. Rich in organic matter and plant nutrients, frass is a promising organic amendment that can be used in agriculture.
I.G. Lopes, M. Gómez-Brandón, N. Praeg, J. Claeys, W. Yakti, M. Bitterlich, J.J. Jones, C.M. Geilfus, T. Klammsteiner   +8 more
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Splendor in the Frass

American Entomologist, 2021
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Larval Frass of Hermetia illucens as Organic Fertilizer: Composition and Beneficial Effects on Different Crops

Insects
Hermetia illucens has received a lot of attention as its larval stage can grow on organic substrates, even those that are decomposing. Black soldier fly breeding provides a variety of valuable products, including frass, a mixture of larval excrements ...
Giovanni Lomonaco, Antonio Franco, Jeroen De Smet, Carmen Scieuzo, Rosanna Salvia, Patrizia Falabella   +5 more
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TWO ACTIVE STAGES OF AMBROSIA BEETLE, Platypus quercivorus MURAYAMA ESTIMATED FROM FRASS PRODUCTION [PDF]

, 2012
Beetle activity deep inside wood was studied in field (Mt. Yoshida, Kyoto) and laboratory conditions by monitoring the type and amount of frass ejected from beetle galleries of Platypus quercivorus.
Hongye Qi, Futai, K. (Kazuyoshi), Masahide Kobayashi, Qi, H. (Hongye), Kazuyoshi Futai, Tarno, H. (Hagus), Kobayashi, M. (Masahide), Hagus Tarno   +7 more
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A Ubiquitous Volatile in Noctuid Larval Frass Attracts a Parasitoid Species

Biology
Natural enemies commonly probe larval bodies and frass with their antennae for prey hunting. However, the attractants to natural enemies emitted directly from hosts and host-associated tissues remained largely unknown.
Chaowei Wang, Xingzhou Liu, Sylvestre T. O. Kelehoun, Kai Dong, Yueying Wang, Maozhu Yin, Jinbu Li, Yu Gao, Hao Xu   +8 more
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Oxalate content of vegetation and termite frass in western South Africa

Ecosphere
Oxalate salts in organic matter are potential substrates for the oxalate‐carbonate pathway, which can sequester carbon in drylands. We compared calcium oxalate (CaOx) and water‐soluble oxalate (SOx) concentrations of samples of vegetation and termite ...
T. Nel, C. E. Clarke, M. L. Francis, D. Babenko, D. Breecker, D. A. Cowan, T. Gallagher, J. R. McAuliffe, M. Trindade   +8 more
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Frass adjuvants improve the efficacy of Steinernema feltiae against vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) under laboratory conditions

Biological Control
Vine mealybug, Planococcus ficus, is a major vineyard pest, complicating vineyard management due to its cryptic behavior and patchy distributions.
Alexander M. Butcher, Lan Xue, Xinyu Li, Vaughn M. Walton   +3 more
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Effect of Insect Frass (Tenebrio molitor Larvae Excrements) as Fertilizer on Vegetable Crop Productivity and Soil Agrochemical Properties

International Journal of Agronomy
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of insect frass (Tenebrio molitor larvae excrements) as an organic fertilizer on vegetable crop productivity and soil agrochemical properties.
Grazina Palaityte, Rita Asakaviciute, Inga Jancauskiene, Jolanta Jurkeviciute, Dominykas Aleknavicius   +4 more
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Evaluating Black Soldier FLY (Hermetia illucens) Frass and Larval Sheddings in the Production of a Quality Compost

Fermentation
Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) is well-known for having a high protein and lipid content during its larval stage and is cultivated for animal feed.
Dhanush Kenchanna, Tina Marie Waliczek, Merritt L. Drewery   +2 more
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