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A worker dumps pre-consumer food waste before being fed to black soldier fly larvae at the Enterra Feed Corporation in Langley, British Columbia.
Livestock, News

Don’t bug out: Giant fly larvae factory is coming to Alberta

High-protein insect meal is an easy — and sustainable — way to feed livestock

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There’s an unassuming factory in Langley, B.C., where thousands of tonnes of premium protein are being produced every year using neither land nor water. Welcome to the world’s largest insect farm — and the future of food. Or, at least, the future of feed. And that future is coming to Alberta next year, when Enterra […] Read more
Ladybugs are a beneficial insect as they are voracious eaters of aphids.
Crops

A better way to beat your bug troubles

Integrated pest management allows beneficial bugs to prosper

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Prevention — not eradication — is the trick to managing pest outbreaks in crops, says a B.C. government entomologist. “In integrated pest management, pest suppression is truly the goal,” Tracey Hueppelsheuser said at a workshop in late July. “The end goal is to limit pest outbreaks and impacts — not completely remove them, but limit […] Read more

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