HERMETIA ILLUCENS FRASS PRODUCTION AND USE IN PLANT NUTRITION AND PEST MANAGEMENT

摘要

Apparatus and methods are provided for producing insecticidal black soldier fly (BSF; Hermetia illucens) frass, and using the frass for nutritional and insect pest control activity in soils and/or on foliage. The methods include processes for using BSF frass to reduce damage to crops caused by wireworms (i.e., click beetle larvae, in the Elateridae family) and/or other Coleopteran (i.e., beetle) insect pests. Also provided is an insect trap comprising BSF frass.

主权项

1. A method for reducing or inhibiting Coleopteran insect pest damage to a crop susceptible to the Coleopteran insect pest, comprising applying an effective amount of black soldier fly frass to the soil or to the crop, or exposing the Coleopteran insect to the black soldier fly frass.