We are looking for a postdoctoral research fellow for our research in fly larvae composting, with a focus on the hygiene of the process as well as of the larvae and the treatment residue (frass-compost) from the treatment of society’s biodegradable waste. The work will be conducted in close collaboration with researchers and doctoral candidates… Continue reading Open position postdoctoral research fellow for studies on hygienisation in fly larvae composting
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Immature, but with great potential – Read our review on BSF larvae frass as an organic fertilizer
Timely with the decision from the EU to adopt a regulation that governs the production and use of insect frass on the EU market ((EU) 2021/1925) we have compiled a review article published in the Journal of Waste Management on state of knowledge of using BSF larvae frass as an organic fertiliser. We have outlined… Continue reading Immature, but with great potential – Read our review on BSF larvae frass as an organic fertilizer
Our latest publication on black soldier fly larvae composting
Check out our latest publication in Waste Management Process efficiency in relation to enzyme pre-treatment duration in black soldier fly larvae composting. We investigated the impact of enzyme pre-treatment time duration on the efficiency, in terms of biomass conversion efficiency and material reduction, in black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) composting of lettuce and cabbage (vegetable… Continue reading Our latest publication on black soldier fly larvae composting
New publication on Co-composting of banana peel and orange peel waste with fish waste to improve conversion by black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae
This study aimed to enhance the biodegradable solid waste management of low-quality food and agro-industrial waste streams, in terms of BSFL process performance efficiencies by means of co-composting. A fibre-rich, hard to degrade waste stream such as fruit peels by BSFL, was co-composted with a low-quality protein-rich waste stream (fish waste). Results show that co-composting… Continue reading New publication on Co-composting of banana peel and orange peel waste with fish waste to improve conversion by black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae
Presentation about larvae for high school students held from the office
Friday afternoon, the 23rd of April, Lovisa Lindberg was standing in her office and held a presentation about larvae as a substitute for fish feed for high school students from Värmdö municipality. This was a part of BSSC’s (Baltic Sea Science Center) theme week at Skansen where they invited different experts to talk about their… Continue reading Presentation about larvae for high school students held from the office
BSF larvae as chicken feed
This summer the BSF farm supplied 40 laying hens with 25kg of live larva per week. The experiment stretched over 14 weeks and in the end a grand total of 350kg of live larva ended up as nutritious chicken feed! The hens were split up into three experimental groups, in addition to a control group,… Continue reading BSF larvae as chicken feed
Reduction of bacteria in relation to feeding regimes when treating aquaculture waste in fly larvae composting
The partnership between the Environmental Engineering Group at SLU and Dr. IvĂŁ Guidini Lopes from the Aquaculture Center of Unesp (SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil) resulted in a second publication, entitled “Reduction of bacteria in relation to feeding regimes when treating aquaculture waste in fly larvae composting”, recently published in Frontiers in Microbiology, as part of the… Continue reading Reduction of bacteria in relation to feeding regimes when treating aquaculture waste in fly larvae composting
Presentation for 10th grade students about fly larvae composting
ProCivitas private school for grade 10-12 is a small school with students in the science program and the social science program. The school provide the students with lectures about research once every month, called the lecture of the month, with different themes. This month, the theme was sustainable systems and Lovisa Lindberg from the group… Continue reading Presentation for 10th grade students about fly larvae composting
Live streaming of fly larvae composting project at Hedda Wising School
The aim of the project is to evaluate how simple the system can be and how fast the process goes. The students are driving this experiment with aim to produce feed protein that can be used for chicken or fish production. The substrate is the canteen leftovers that would otherwise become food waste. The project… Continue reading Live streaming of fly larvae composting project at Hedda Wising School
Using Hermetia illucens larvae to process biowaste from aquaculture production
A paper was published in the Journal of Cleaner Production as a result of the partnership established between the Environmental Engineering Research Group at SLU and the PhD candidate IvĂŁ Guidini Lopes, a researcher from SĂŁo Paulo, Brazil. This paper addresses the management of waste generated in aquaculture enterprises (fish carcasses) by larvae of the… Continue reading Using Hermetia illucens larvae to process biowaste from aquaculture production