MEET OUR 'TECHNOLOGY'
For millennia, nature has been managing its resources efficiently and effectively. This includes processing any 'waste' e.g. fallen fruit, dead animals etc and returning those nutrients back into the ecosystem. Enter the larvae of the black soldier fly (Hermetia Illucens). Rapid growing, short reproduction cycle, omnivorous - the black soldier fly larvae is designed for the job of waste bioconversion.
BREEDING
Under controlled conditions, it is possible to intensively rear Black Soldier Fly. Native to tropical regions, they require warm and humid conditions for optimal mating. This is critical as the adult flies only live for 7-10 days. The black soldier fly is endemic to Australia. It does not eat during its adult phase and therefore is not a vector for pathogens and disease. |
EGGS & HATCHING
The female is capable of laying a single clutch of up to 500 eggs. The eggs take approx. four days to hatch after which they go through six stages of growth, growing from < 1mm to 2.5-3.5 cm in length. |
GROW OUT
After hatching, the tiny larvae are fed with a series of customized diets based on their growth phase. This is to maximise their nutritional qualities for our end consumers. Black Soldier Fly Larvae can eat twice their body weight in food per day; that's equivalent to a human eating 1,400 hotdogs! |
HARVEST & PROCESSING
Larvae are harvested depending on their final application. Typical nutritional analysis indicates they are approx. 40% protein, 12-28% fat and 8% minerals. The prepupae can be dried, milled into a meal or processed into an oil for use as an ingredient. The frass (manure) is an excellent organic fertiliser and soil improver. |
Our bioconversion experts (the flies) are hatched and reared in a climate controlled environment and monitored for health and quality at every step.
BLACK SOLDIER FLY LARVAE IN ACTION
Click on the image below to see a video of Black Soldier Fly Larvae in action.
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