ENTERRA FEED: SUSTAINABLE INSECT-BASED FEED INGREDIENTS IN AQUACULTURE DIETS

Andrew Vickerson*
Enterra Feed Corporation
7383 - 216 Street, Langley, BC, Canada, V2Y2S3
avickerson@enterrafeed.com
 

Enterra is a sustainable insect farming operation near Vancouver, BC, Canada that grows black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) as a renewable source of nutrients for animals and plants. The larvae are reared on pre-consumer recycled food collected from local farms, food processors and grocery stores. After harvesting, the larvae are processed into high value protein and oil products as sustainable substitutes for costly and resource-intensive ingredients. Enterra is a world leader in commercial scale rearing of Black Soldier Fly Larvae and the first to receive federal regulatory approval to use insects in animal feed in North America. The use of Black Soldier Fly Larvae products (Whole Dried Larvae, Meal and Oil) in aquaculture will be discussed, focusing on FDA and CFIA regulations, growth and digestibility trials, and benefits to feed manufactures and finfish producers.