We were happy to host the 1st #GIN-TONIC
(Group on #Insect #Nutrition) #COST Action meeting at the @uniinnsbruck.social.uibk.ac.at.ap.brid.gy. 58 participants representing 23 countries came together for two days of productive discussions and planning for the coming year.

Funding: #EU #COST Assoc.

New #openaccess opinion/mini review on #interkingdom #communication through #microbial #VOCs in the context of insect mass-rearing out now in Current Opinion in Insect Science!

🔗https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cois.2025.101427

Funded by the @fwf-at.bsky.social and the NSF

Our paper on the effects of #larval #thermogenesis in #labscale trials is officially out in @cp-iscience.bsky.social.
We explored how larval #densities drive thermogenesis, influencing both the #gut and #substrate #microbiota.

🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.is...

Funded by the @fwf-at.bsky.social

Very interesting visit to the RiEnergy ESCO SRL #anaerobicdigestion plant to conclude the #CIRAGRO summer school in Naples. The plant generates #biogas (500 m3/h) and high-value #biofertilizer (50,000 tons/y) from some of the #manure produced by the ~350,000 #buffalos in the area.

Kicking off the CIRAGRO summer school at the University of Naples Federico II funded by the Aurora | European University Alliance
#CircularEconomy #wastemanagement

New publication in Carbohydrate Polymers on how #chitosan obtained from #blacksoldierfly larval cuticles expands the value chain and is effective as a biocontrol agent to combat #plant #pathogens 🌱🪰🐛🧪

#waste #insectfarming #trichoderma #fungicide

New publication in the Journal of #Environmental #Management on species variation, heat treatment effects, and implications for soil application of #frass from three mass-reared #insect species. 🦗🦠🐛

Award for Environmental Photographer of the Year goes to Maurizio Di Pietro with a photo of adult black soldier flies 🪰🏆

epoty.org

#insectfarming #hermetiaillucens #blacksoldierfly #wastemanagement

Interesting interview and collaboration! Can't wait to learn more about the pioneering use of frass in cultivating plants on Mars. 🌱🚀

www.nytimes.com/2023/11/27/s...

Our collaborator Dr. Sabine Gruber @FHCampusWien was interviewed by @diepressecom.bsky.social about our joint project on valorizing insect processing residues for chitosan production (text in German):

www.diepresse.com/17811256/ins...

#blacksoldierfly #hermetiaillucens #wastemanagement #chitin

1/3 The COST Action @ml4microbiome successfully concluded a few months ago... today the final article on #MachineLearning tools for #microbiome studies was published in @FrontMicrobiol. 💻🧬📊

doi.org/10.3389/fmic...

New publication in Waste Management on the role of Pachnoda sinuata in bioconverting cattle dung into nutrient-rich frass fertilizer. Results show increased beneficial bacteria, reduced antibiotic resistance genes, and enhanced recycling efficiency.

doi.org/10.1016/j.wa...

Appreciate our planet's diverse life while thinking about the impact of another decade of #glyphosate use in the #EU. Balancing #conservation and #sustainability is key to nurturing our #ecosystems for the #future.

www.reuters.com/graphics/GLO...

New publication out now:

A Comparative Study of Effects of Biodegradable and Non-biodegradable Microplastics on the Growth and Development of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens)

doi.org/10.1007/s126...

#microplastics #insectfarming #blacksoldierfly

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