Suppression and microbial dynamics of Bacillus cereus in the presence of black soldier fly reared on potato substrate

Sunday, November 13, 2022

11:06 AM – 11:18 AM PT

Location: Vancouver Convention Centre, Meeting Room 110

Presenting Author(s)

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Matthew A. Moyet (he/him/his)

Graduate Research Assistant
University of Maine
Orono, Maine

Co-Author(s)

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Haley Morrill

University of Maine
Orono, Maine
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Daniella Espinal

University of Maine
Orono, Maine
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Edward Bernard

University of Maine
Orono, Maine
Andrei Alyokhin

Professor
University of Maine
Orono, Maine

Recent trends in food processing and management have highlighted the demand for alternative protein sources using methods that are sustainable and ecologically beneficial. In addition to this demand, the need to sustainably reduce waste accumulation has inspired the use of alternative waste recycling through bioremediation. The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is a sarcophagus insect that can utilize a large variety of waste streams to accumulate nutrients, such as protein and fatty acids, within larval biomass during development. Assessment of the pathogen load associated with contamination of waste by bacteria is important for rearing black soldier flies on industrial scales. This investigation explored interactions between Bacillus cereus, a common foodborne pathogen, with black soldier fly larvae in potato waste.