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Rhagonycha fulva (Scopoli), a new record of soldier beetle (Coleoptera, Cantharidae) from Malta [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Beetles of the family Cantharidae, commonly known as soldier beetles, are represented by 2,298 species and subspecies in the Palaearctic Region. Švihla & Mifsud provided a check-list of six species of Cantharidae inhabiting the Maltese Islands, of ...
Cassar, Thomas
core   +1 more source

Suitability of Black Soldier Fly Frass as Soil Amendment and Implication for Organic Waste Hygienization

open access: yesAgronomy, 2020
Because of its nutritious properties, the black soldier fly has emerged as one of the most popular species in advancing circular economy through the re-valorization of anthropogenic organic wastes to insect biomass. Black soldier fly frass accumulates as
T. Klammsteiner   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Dietary vitamin K is remodeled by gut microbiota and influences community composition

open access: yesGut Microbes, 2021
Vitamins have well-established roles in bacterial metabolism. Menaquinones (MKn, n = prenyl units in sidechain) are bacterially produced forms of vitamin K produced by the gut microbiota and consumed in the diet.
Jessie L. Ellis   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Clonal mixing in the soldier-producing aphid Pemphigus spyrothecae (Hemiptera: Aphididae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Illuminating the genetic relationships within soldier-producing aphid colonies is an essential element of any attempt to explain the evolution of the altruistic soldier caste.
Amos   +4 more
core   +2 more sources

Effect of rearing substrate on growth performance, waste reduction efficiency and chemical composition of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae.

open access: yesThe Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2018
BACKGROUND Wastes can be used as rearing substrate by black soldier fly (BSF) larvae, the latter being exploitable as a protein source in animal feed.
M. Meneguz   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) Meal as a Promising Feed Ingredient for Poultry: A Comprehensive Review

open access: yesAgriculture, 2020
Insects could be a potential replacement of protein-rich ingredients in poultry diets. Among these insects, black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, has a high content of protein and fat, which reinforces the potential of using it in poultry feed ...
M. A. Abd El-Hack   +13 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Acute stressor alters inter-species microbial competition for resistant starch-supplemented medium

open access: yesGut Microbes, 2019
Gut microbiome community dynamics are maintained by complex microbe-microbe and microbe-host interactions, which can be disturbed by stress. In vivo studies on the dynamics and manipulation of those interactions are costly and slow, but can be ...
Ida Gisela Pantoja-Feliciano   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Meeting report of the sixth annual tri-service microbiome consortium symposium

open access: yesEnvironmental Microbiome, 2023
The Tri-Service Microbiome Consortium (TSMC) was founded to enhance collaboration, coordination, and communication of microbiome research among DoD organizations and to facilitate resource, material and information sharing amongst consortium members ...
Ida G. Pantoja-Feliciano De Goodfellow   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Review of Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens) as Animal Feed and Human Food

open access: yesFoods, 2017
Food futurists accept that sustainability-minded humanity will increasingly incorporate insects as alternative protein. The most studied and easily reared species are not necessarily the most sustainable, acceptable, or delicious.
Yu-shiang Wang, M. Shelomi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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