Dynamics of the intestinal bacterial community in black soldier fly larval guts and its influence on insect growth and development

• Published in: Insect science Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 947 - 963
• Main Authors: Li, Xin‐Yu, Mei, Cheng, Luo, Xing‐Yu, Wulamu, Dilinuer, Zhan, Shuai, Huang, Yong‐Ping, Yang, Hong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Australia Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Actinobacteria; Anaerobic conditions; Animals; Artificial diets; Bacteria; bacterial communities; bacterial isolates; Bacteroidetes; Bioconversion; biotransformation; Citrobacter; Clostridium; Developmental stages; Diet; Diptera; Dysgonomonas; Eclosion; germ‐free BSF larvae; growth and development; Hermetia illucens; Hermetia illucens; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; Inoculation; insect growth; Insects; Instars; Intestine; intestines; Klebsiella; Larva; Larvae; Life cycles; Microorganisms; Ochrobactrum; Organic wastes; Prepupae; promotive effects; Providencia; saprotrophs; bacterial isolates; germ-free BSF larvae; growth and development; Hermetia illucens; promotive effects

Black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), is a prominent insect for the bioconversion of various organic wastes. As a saprotrophic insect, the BSF inhabits microbe‐rich environments. However, the influences of the intestinal microorganisms on BSF growth and development are...