ArticleFood research international (Ottawa, Ont.)2021
Dynamics of Salmonella inoculated during rearing of black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens).
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- To treat or not to treat? Impact of hygienization on the microbiological safety of frass from black soldier fly larvae and yellow mealworm production aimed for fertilizer use.Bioresources and bioprocessing · 2026Article
- Internal Microbiota Guided Stage Selection in Two Swine-Manure Bioconversion Flies for Feed-Protein Harvest.Insects · 2026Article
- Enhancing Salmonella Inhibition in Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) Conversion by Bioaugmentation With Gut Microbiota.Microbial biotechnology · 2025Article
- Heat Treatment and Storage of Frass From Black Soldier Fly Larvae and Yellow Mealworm Production: Compliance With EU Regulation on Microbiological Quality and Safety.MicrobiologyOpen · 2025Article
- Edible Insects: Global Research Trends, Biosafety Challenges, and Market Insights in the Mexican Context.Foods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Investigation ofHeliyon · 2024Article
- Black Soldier Fly (Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Mitigation Strategies against Food Safety Contaminant Transmission from Black Soldier Fly Larva Bioconversion.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Review
- Microbial dynamics and vertical transmission of Escherichia coli across consecutive life stages of the black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens).Animal microbiome · 2024Article
- Evaluation of the Microbial Quality ofFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Insect-based agri-food waste valorization: Agricultural applications and roles of insect gut microbiota.Environmental science and ecotechnology · 2024Review
- Near Infrared Spectroscopy for Prediction of Yeast and Mould Counts in Black Soldier Fly Larvae, Feed and Frass: A Proof of Concept.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Effect of heat treatment on microbiological safety of supermarket food waste as substrate for black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens).Waste management (New York, N.Y.) · 2023Article
- The Use of Probiotics during Rearing ofMicroorganisms · 2023Review
- Bacterial biota composition in gut regions of black soldier fly larvae reared on industrial residual streams: revealing community dynamics along its intestinal tract.Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Microbiota is structured by gut regions, life stage, and diet in the Black Soldier Fly (Frontiers in microbiology · 2023Article
- Suppression of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Reduction of Other Bacteria by Black Soldier Fly Larvae Reared on Potato Substrate.Microbiology spectrum · 2022Article
- Hermetia illucens L. larvae-associated intestinal microbes reduce the transmission risk of zoonotic pathogens in pig manure.Microbial biotechnology · 2022Article
- Immunomodulatory potential of black soldier fly larvae: applications beyond nutrition in animal feeding programs.Translational animal science · 2022Article
- Insects as Feed for Companion and Exotic Pets: A Current Trend.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2022Review
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Abstract
The black soldier fly is currently the most produced edible insect on industrial scale, with its larval stage being processed into animal feed as the main application. As this insect species enters the feed and food chain, good hygiene and monitoring practices are needed to avoid the entrance of foodborne pathogens via the larvae. However, insufficient data on the risk of such introductions via industrial larvae production are available. To address this gap, a range of rearing trials were conducted in which the substrate, chicken feed, was inoculated with different levels of Salmonella and in which total viable counts and Salmonella counts were determined during the following days. The outgrowth of Salmonella was slower in those experiments with a lower initial contamination level than in experiments with a higher level. No significant reducing effect originating from the larvae on the substrate Salmonella counts was observed, in contrast to previous studies using other substrates. Our study also revealed that airborne transmission of Salmonella is possible under rearing conditions corresponding to those applied at industrial production sites. Based on our results, we recommend insect producers to use substrate ingredients free of Salmonella, and not to count on the antimicrobial activities that BSFL may exert in some situations towards food pathogens. More inoculation studies using other Salmonella serotypes, other zoonotic bacteria, other substrates, larvae of other ages and including variations on rearing protocols are needed in order to obtain a general view on the dynamics of food pathogens in this insect species and to support comprehensive risk assessments.
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