Black Soldier Flies and the War against Food Waste
The research team at the Department of Biological Sciences of the National University of Singapore, led by Prof Rudolf Meier (Deputy Head of the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum) is waging a war against food waste. Their secret weapon? An army of black soldier fly larvae breaking down anything from a plate of uneaten char kway teow to a half-eaten ikan kuning.
Learn more about the black soldier flies and their potential uses via the following articles and videos
Leftover Food? Feed It to a Fly – Temasek Review 5 March 2018
Using insect army to fight food waste – Straits Times 16 March 2018
3,000 maggots VS 1 fish burger – Temasek Digital 5 March 2018