at 25° C. The figures for moisture content are based on the assumption that the larva contains no water when its weight is constant at 106° C. The capacity to tolerate repeated dehydration is ...

Infection is by direct skin contact with sandy soil or with clothing that has been put on the ground to dry and had eggs laid on it. Mature larvae can be squeezed out or removed with tweezers.

Students at the Gibbs Permaculture Research and Demonstration Site have been researching the potential of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) as a biological means to manage pre and post consumer food ...