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Larvae of the black soldier fly (BSF), ''Hermetia illucens'', can be used for the bioconversion of many kinds of organic waste, including putrescent waste such as meat and dairy products. Soldier Grubs are not associated in any way with the transmission of disease. They do not bite, bother or pester humans in any way. In fact, they send out a (pheromonal?) signal to house flies: '''''get lost !''''' | Larvae of the black soldier fly (BSF), ''Hermetia illucens'', can be used for the bioconversion of many kinds of organic waste, including putrescent waste such as meat and dairy products. Soldier Grubs are not associated in any way with the transmission of disease. They do not bite, bother or pester humans in any way. In fact, they send out a (pheromonal?) signal to house flies: '''''get lost !''''' | ||
Soldier Grub bioconversion units are also called grub composters. A commercially available grub composter is called the BioPod™ and is developed and trademarked by ESR International, LLC. A nominal 2-foot diameter BioPod™ | Soldier Grub bioconversion units are also called grub composters. A commercially available grub composter is called the BioPod™ and is developed and trademarked by ESR International, LLC. A nominal 2-foot diameter BioPod™ Classic and the newly designed BioPod™ Plus can process over a metric ton of putrescent waste per year. A nominal 4-foot diameter ProtaPod™, weighing about 40 lbs (18 kg), can process well over five metric tons of putrescent waste per year. Note that the Soldier Grubs are totally self-harvesting. They abandon the waste only when they have reached their final mature prepupal stage, and they crawl out of the waste and into a collection bucket without any mechanical or human intervention. | ||
==Applications and Product Ecology== | ==Applications and Product Ecology== | ||
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*[http://www.esrint.com/pages/bioconversion.html ESR International LLC - Dr. Paul Olivier] | *[http://www.esrint.com/pages/bioconversion.html ESR International LLC - Dr. Paul Olivier] | ||
*[http://www.esrla.com/pdf/Brazil.pdf Very detailed information from a project in Brazil (Dr. Paul Olivier)] | *[http://www.esrla.com/pdf/Brazil.pdf Very detailed information from a project in Brazil (Dr. Paul Olivier)] | ||
*[http:// | *[http://thebiopod.com/pages/pages/products.html BioPod™ Classic] | ||
*[http://thebiopod.com/pages/biopod-plus.html BioPod™ Plus] | |||
*[http://thebiopod.com/pages/pages/protapod.html ProtaPod™] | |||
[[Category:Food and Agriculture]] | [[Category:Food and Agriculture]] | ||
[[Category:Biofuel]] | [[Category:Biofuel]] | ||
Revision as of 13:29, 26 January 2011
Parts of this text were taken an article by Dr. Paul Olivier - please read the original here.
Larvae of the black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens, can be used for the bioconversion of many kinds of organic waste, including putrescent waste such as meat and dairy products. Soldier Grubs are not associated in any way with the transmission of disease. They do not bite, bother or pester humans in any way. In fact, they send out a (pheromonal?) signal to house flies: get lost !
Soldier Grub bioconversion units are also called grub composters. A commercially available grub composter is called the BioPod™ and is developed and trademarked by ESR International, LLC. A nominal 2-foot diameter BioPod™ Classic and the newly designed BioPod™ Plus can process over a metric ton of putrescent waste per year. A nominal 4-foot diameter ProtaPod™, weighing about 40 lbs (18 kg), can process well over five metric tons of putrescent waste per year. Note that the Soldier Grubs are totally self-harvesting. They abandon the waste only when they have reached their final mature prepupal stage, and they crawl out of the waste and into a collection bucket without any mechanical or human intervention.
Applications and Product Ecology
- Soldier Grubs can be fed to chickens or fish, and therefore can become an important part of any integrated food and waste management system.
- Extraction of oils from Soldier Grubs has been proposed for making diesel-like biofuels and a protein-rich feed additive
- Whatever is left after the Soldier Grubs are done eating can be eaten by worms (vermicomposting), dramatically reducing the weight and volume of the compost