We are an insect genetics company developing and distributing black soldier fly breeds to the insect farming sector
Black Soldier Fly and its larvae are being farmed worldwide as an alternative protein source that can be used in aquaculture, pork, and poultry feed. Alongside this, they can be reared on various waste streams, including agricultural and food waste. This rapidly developing industry provides a green, circular, and regionally produced alternative to the environmentally damaging production of soy meal and fishmeal, the prime causes of deforestation, biodiversity loss, and overfishing.
However, although it has been farmed commercially for the past decade, Black Soldier Fly have not yet been genetically improved for large-scale production.
Until now
At Beta Bugs, it is our mission to double the output of our entire industry through the use of genetics. This will enable Black Soldier Fly protein to be competitive on price point against existing feed ingredients.
We know genetics works – it is a proven method of creating profitable, scalable impact that benefits producers’ bottom line and benefits the entire agri-food value chain. Through selective breeding, today’s plants and livestock grow bigger, faster, and are more efficient.
By applying tried and tested breeding techniques, utilizing high-throughput technologies and leveraging Black Soldier Fly biology, we are achieving improved genetic performance and bringing it to market.
Black Soldier Fly and its larvae are being farmed worldwide as an alternative protein source that can be used in aquaculture, pork, and poultry feed. Alongside this, they can be reared on various waste streams, including agricultural and food waste. This rapidly developing industry provides a green, circular, and regionally produced alternative to the environmentally damaging production of soy meal and fishmeal, the prime causes of deforestation, biodiversity loss, and overfishing.
However, although it has been farmed commercially for the past decade, Black Soldier Fly have not yet been genetically improved for large-scale production.
Until now
At Beta Bugs, it is our mission to double the output of our entire industry through the use of genetics. This will enable Black Soldier Fly protein to be competitive on price point against existing feed ingredients.
We know genetics works – it is a proven method of creating profitable, scalable impact that benefits producers’ bottom line and benefits the entire agri-food value chain. Through selective breeding, today’s plants and livestock grow bigger, faster, and are more efficient.
By applying tried and tested breeding techniques, utilizing high-throughput technologies and leveraging Black Soldier Fly biology, we are achieving improved genetic performance and bringing it to market.
Insects improved for industry
Breeds that improve your company's on-farm productivity
Leading Breeding Programme
We score and select for multiple quantity traits in parallel, for egg, larval and fly traits. In this way, we increase gain whilst minimizing trade-off in trait performance.
Satisfying industry needs
We engage directly with our industry to understand the overall trends and requirements of producers, which informs our breeding programme. If you have trait suggestions, you’re always welcome to get in touch.
A genetics partner with singular focus
We believe in sector-specialization. We solely focus on developing and distributing genetics to producers. In doing so, we are your partner in achieving scale.
Bringing Commercial Benefit
We are commercially-minded. This is why our breeds are developed to address the major challenge of our industry – improved productivity.
Addressing your own needs
We understand that each producers’ facility and process will differ. We work with you to learn more about what you do and your specific challenges to ensure you can access our genetics.
Forward-thinking in outlook
We never stop making better insects. This means we keep in mind future challenges our sector will face and how to address them through our breeds.
Developing and distributing breeds for improved productivity
Insects Designed Our Industry
Through combining biotechnology and quantitative genetics with our understanding of the market, we develop black soldier fly bred for improved productivity. With a first focus on quantity traits for larvae and flies, we provide our sector with improvements in the traits that impact the bottom line.
Egg Deliveries
We distribute our breeds in the form of eggs and young larvae, grown and dispatched from The Multiplier. These are supplied as regular shipments to your facility.
Continuous Improvements
It doesn't end here. Our breeding programme never stops making better insects. By working with us as a genetics partner and supplier, you are able to access genetics that keeps improving your operation’s bottom line over time.
How You Can Get a Better Strain
Using a combination of biotechniques and a state of the art genetic breeding programme we are creating breeds of Black Soldier Fly optimized for industrial needs.
Working with us means being able to access these breeds on a regular basis, without having to do the hard work and R&D that breeding companies undertake.
If you’re interested please get in touch so that we can map out how we can progress together!
Our flagship product, HiPer-Fly®️ is bred with a main focus on quantity traits that increase producer yield.
We select for these traits in parallel within our breeding programme, whilst monitoring for performance trade-offs and in-breeding depression. We regularly evaluate our trait portfolio to ensure existing traits remain relevant, whilst including new quantitative and qualitative traits that increase Black Soldier Fly performance and functionality as an ingredient.