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Recycling waste via insect agriculture: Frass impacts on soil and plant health. [PDF]

J Environ Qual
Abstract Frass—the main by‐product of insect rearing for animal feed—is emerging as a promising soil amendment and plant growth promoter. However, basic agronomic information is lacking and prevents frass’ widespread use as a biofertilizer.
Amorim HCS, Ashworth AJ, Ducey TF, Brewer-Gunsaulis VB, Drescher GL, Owens PR, Patterson AH, De Blasis G, van Straaten I.   +8 more
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Study of insect frass-associated microbiome on plant growth and their potential use as biofertilizer [PDF]

An increasing global food demand and the urgent need for sustainable agricultural practices have driven interest in insects as alternative feed and food sources.
Sahota, Jasmine
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Trichosporon siamense sp. nov. isolated from insect frass in Thailand

Mycoscience, 2006
A strain of yeast isolated from insect frass collected in Thailand was found to represent a hitherto undescribed species of a basidiomycetous anamorphic genus Trichosporon. It is described as Trichosporon siamense. In the phylogenetic tree based on the D1/D2 region sequences of 26S rDNA, this yeast constitutes a cluster with several Q-9 having species ...
Takashi Nakase, Sasitorn Jindamorakot, Somjit Am-in, Wanchern Potacharoen, Morakot Tanticharoen, Takashi Nakase, Takashi Sugita, Hiroko Kawasaki   +7 more
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Effects of Using Vermicomposted Black Soldier Fly Larval Frass as a Germination Substrate on Emergence, Growth, and Antioxidant Content in Kale, Bell Pepper, and Tomato Seedlings

Horticulturae
This study evaluated the effects of thermocomposting followed by vermicomposting on the physicochemical properties of insect frass and its suitability as a germination and growth substrate for kale, tomato, and bell pepper. Vermicomposting improved frass
Hugo González-Lara, Benito Parra-Pacheco, Humberto Aguirre-Becerra, Enrique Rico-García, Ana Angélica Feregrino-Pérez, Juan Fernando García-Trejo   +5 more
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Germination Behavior and Geographical Information System-Based Phenotyping of Root Hairs to Evaluate the Effects of Different Sources of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Larval Frass on Herbaceous Crops

Plants
Insect larval frass has been proposed as a fertilizer and amendment, but methods for testing its effects on plants are poorly developed and need standardization. We obtained different types of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) frass via the factorial
Rosanna Labella, Rocco Bochicchio, Rosangela Addesso, Donato Labella, Antonio Franco, Patrizia Falabella, Mariana Amato   +6 more
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Lessons from the Far End: Caterpillar FRASS-Induced Defenses in Maize, Rice, Cabbage, and Tomato [PDF]

, 2016
Plant defenses to insect herbivores have been studied in response to several insect behaviors on plants such as feeding, crawling, and oviposition. However, we have only scratched the surface about how insect feces induce plant defenses.
Felton, Gary W., Basu, Saumik, Rivera-Vega, Loren J., Acevedo, Flor E., Louis, Joe, Luthe, Dawn S., Ray, Swayamjit   +6 more
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Could Insect Frass Be Used as a New Organic Fertilizer in Agriculture? Nutritional Composition, Nature of Organic Matter, Ecotoxicity, and Phytotoxicity of Insect Excrement Compared to Eisenia fetida Vermicompost

Insects
The expanding insect farming industry generates up to 67,000 tons of frass per year. Its potential use as fertilizer is promising, but has not yet been widely studied.
Patricia Castillo, José Antonio Sáez-Tovar, Francisco Javier Andreu-Rodríguez, Héctor Estrada-Medina, Frutos Carlos Marhuenda-Egea, María Ángeles Bustamante, Anabel Martínez-Sánchez, Encarnación Martínez-Sabater, Luciano Orden, Pablo Barranco, María José López, Raúl Moral   +11 more
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Bioethanol production from edible insect excreta: a case study on frass from house crickets [PDF]

House crickets are among the most promising edible insect species for inclusion in future agri-food systems. Their appeal stems from environmentally sustainable rearing practices, a high nutritional value, and a long history of traditional use as food ...
Roland Schneider, Önder Altuntas, Marios Psarianos, Petros Taoukis, Oliver Schlüter, George Dimopoulos   +5 more
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The Effects of Frass and Vermicompost Fertilization on the Biometrical Parameters of Plant and Soil Quality, and the Rhizobiome, in Red Beet (Beta vulgaris L.) Cultivation

Applied Sciences
Insect frass and vermicompost hold potential applications as fertilizers, with their abilities to improve plant resilience against unfavorable environmental conditions and increase their resistance to pests and diseases.
Sebastian Wojciech Przemieniecki, Marta Damszel, Olga Kosewska, Bartłomiej Porzuc, Karolina Wiśniewska, Marta Borsuk-Stanulewicz, Agnieszka Kosewska   +6 more
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The influence of Hermetia illucens L. frass on the health, stress, and development of barley [PDF]

Journal of Plant Protection Research
Barley cultivation faces challenges from changing climate conditions, including the increasing threat of drought. This study explored the potential of a fertilizer derived from Hermetia illucens L.
Monika Grzanka, Łukasz Sobiech, Dominika Radzikowska-Kujawska, Zuzanna Sawinska, Przemysław Łukasz Kowalczewski, Stanisław Świtek, Grzegorz Skrzypczak, Przemysław Kardasz   +7 more
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