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    "pk": 47150,
    "title": "\n\nExploring the Chemical Indole’s Effect on Black Soldier Fly Attraction and Oviposition Behavior\n\n \n",
    "subtitle": null,
    "abstract": "<p>Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae are used worldwide for their ability to convert organic food scraps into valuable insect biomass and a digestate that can be used as a fertilizer and soil amendment. As such, BSF larvae are instrumental in the waste recycling industry. However, while there is considerable research dedicated to optimizing rearing of BSF larvae, very little is known about adult BSF behavior. Understanding adult behavior is valuable because it could improve adult mating and egg laying in rearing operations, ultimately leading to increased BSF production and more waste recycling. In this study, we tested whether addition of an attractive compound (indole) to an egg laying substrate would increase adult fly oviposition. We used a cage assay to measure BSF oviposition and landing rates when nearby indole. We documented the frequency that the BSF landed on wooden cutouts treated with indole and weighed the eggs left in those cutouts. Analysis of the results revealed that there was no statistically significant difference in BSF landing rates between indole-associated and control cutouts. However, BSF females laid significantly more eggs in indole-associated cutouts compared to control cutouts. These findings suggest that indole addition to the oviposition area does not increase the number of flies visiting, but does increase the number of eggs laid by flies that do visit the site. As such, it is important to examine not just attraction but also post-landing behavior, such as egg laying, which can also be influenced by chemical cues. </p>\n<p> </p>",
    "language": "eng",
    "license": {
        "name": "Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial  4.0",
        "short_name": "CC BY-NC 4.0",
        "text": "Attribution — You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.\r\n\r\nNonCommercial — You may not use the material for commercial purposes.\r\n\r\nNo additional restrictions — You may not apply legal terms or technological measures that legally restrict others from doing anything the license permits.",
        "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0"
    },
    "keywords": [
        {
            "word": "black soldier fly"
        },
        {
            "word": " Indole"
        },
        {
            "word": " Oviposition"
        },
        {
            "word": " Attraction"
        },
        {
            "word": " Egg mass"
        },
        {
            "word": " Insect behavior research"
        },
        {
            "word": "Indole"
        },
        {
            "word": "Oviposition"
        },
        {
            "word": "Attraction"
        },
        {
            "word": "Egg mass"
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            "word": "Insect behavior"
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    "remote_url": "https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2sv1008h",
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        {
            "first_name": "Ricky",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Le",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California, Riverside",
            "department": "Biology"
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        {
            "first_name": "Kerry",
            "middle_name": "",
            "last_name": "Mauck",
            "name_suffix": "",
            "institution": "University of California, Riverside",
            "department": "Entomology"
        }
    ],
    "date_submitted": "2025-04-04T10:56:08.284000Z",
    "date_accepted": "2025-05-06T05:06:22.861000Z",
    "date_published": "2025-08-11T04:02:00Z",
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