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Lovely Grub: How A Humble Fly’s Offspring Could Save The Planet – The Wilmington Journal

An Israeli startup has drafted an environmental warrior, the South American black soldier fly, to help cut back on greenhouse gases while producing high-protein animal feed. Black soldier flies (hermetia illucens), like most insects, have [...]

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