FreezeM

Decoding insect farming

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We’re excited to share that FreezeM will be attending Insect to Feed the World 2026 (IFW 2026) in Torino, Italy this June - and proud to participate as a Silver Sponsor. If you’ll be attending, let’s connect!

#IFW2026 #InsectToFeedTheWorld #InsectFarming #BSF #BlackSoldierFly

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The fishmeal gap isn't coming. It's already here.

Aquaculture consumed 5.22 million MT of fishmeal in 2024 - that's 90.6% of everything produced globally. Total supply has averaged 5.29M MT for a decade. Flat. Structurally capped by what the ocean can give us.

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New interesting research: BSF larvae below a critical weight threshold of 83 mg can enter a starvation-induced quiescent state and survive for up to 6 months, then resume normal development the moment food becomes available again.

https://t.co/TcognTbxf5
#BlackSoldierFly

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A Super El Niño is forming. For aquafeed, that's not a weather story — it's a supply chain warning.
https://t.co/ugJWO8HKgs

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A new paper on insect meal in aquafeed just dropped:
https://t.co/uHmIKuk8yQ

Key takeaway:
BSF can replace fishmeal — but results vary.

Maybe the real question isn’t “what replaces fishmeal?”
…but “how do we formulate better diets?”
#Aquaculture #InsectProtein #FeedInnovation

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Synchronized swimmers don't just move together—they start from the same position.

In BSF farming, inconsistent growth is a silent profit killer. PauseM® solves this by putting neonates in developmental arrest, ensuring every larva starts at Day 0.

https://t.co/cgvBkOX8Ls

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Black Soldier Flies pull off one of nature’s best Houdini acts

They don’t emerge from a cocoon. Instead, they pupate inside their own hardened larval skin - a puparium.

The adult has no mouthparts, so it can’t chew its way out.

The solution? Hydraulics.

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Fishmeal shortage by 2028.
The math doesn’t work without new protein sources.
🇯🇵 Feed-One scaling mealworm trials
🇪🇺 Innovafeed × NaturAlleva moving to commercial volumes
Insect protein is shifting from “niche” to infrastructure.
Blue food’s future is being built on land.

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Salmon farming has led innovation for decades. Feed & nutrition are still catching up.

Insects—especially Black Soldier Fly—are moving from “alternative” to strategic necessity, enabling circular, scalable, resilient salmon production. 🐟♻️

#Aquaculture #BSF #SustainableFeed

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Thrilled to announce that we’ve been named one of @hellotmrc’s Deep Tech Pioneers! 🎉

Join us at the Hello Tomorrow Summit in Amsterdam to connect and discover the most game-changing deep tech startups in the world.

🗓️Save the date: June 11-12, 2026
👉https://t.co/Ufmnm3tDoH

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❤️ Love (and Science) are in the Air — and in the Larvae!

This Valentine’s Day, our lab is looking a little more rosy than usual!
These pink Black Soldier Fly (BSF) larvae are pink thanks to Red Fluorescent Protein (RFP) expression!

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🌱 FreezeM at Sustainable Foods 2026 🌱
We’re excited to share that FreezeM will be attending the 5th Annual Sustainable Foods Conference in London next week.
Ivan Ante Nikolic, VP Business Development, will be on site so feel free to reach out if you're attending

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Black Soldier Flies don’t have lungs.
They don’t breathe through their mouth or nose either.

Instead, they rely on an elegant and highly efficient system called the tracheal system.

#BlackSoldierFly #Entomology #InsectBiology #Biomimicry #SustainableProtein #FreezeM

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BSF oil is emerging as a powerful, sustainable alternative to conventional fats used in feed and industrial applications. It is a highly digestible energy source, has natural antimicrobial properties, is sustainably produced, and has promising applications beyond food.

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High nutrition. Low footprint.

Black Soldier Fly larvae are redefining what efficient protein looks like.

This visual is based on nutritional data from a 2022 Insects paper by Niu et al.:
https://t.co/7zetLGTlbD

#BSFL #SustainableProtein #CircularEconomy

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The Power of Frass!

In field experiments performed by the lab of Dr. Liora Shaltiel-Harpaz at the MIGAL Research Institute, FreezeM’s frass boosted cucumber yields by 25%.

This is yet another demonstration of the growing potential of frass as a high-value, fertilizer!

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In his Latest get the bug podcast, Umberto Diecinove talks to our own Adi Abada and Idan Alyagor about the early BSF industry hardships and how the upsurge of specialized companies like FreezeM, marks a turning point to a more mature market
https://t.co/bH76tORiLd

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A recent Wageningen University & Research study, “Conversion of mycotoxin-contaminated maize by black soldier fly larvae (BSFL)”, provides an exciting data-driven perspective on how this waste stream might be safely upcycled.
https://t.co/HE4nZNMR12

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Exploring the hidden defenses of BSF!
A recent paper by Herman et al. Opatovsky's lab in MIGAL, uncovers the remarkable metabolic and immune roles of the hemolymph and fat body in Hermetia illucens when challenged by entomopathogenic fungus

https://t.co/zAHeLV1pnn

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We’re thrilled to announce that OptiFlies, our Eurostars-3 funded initiative, has officially been approved! OptiFlies (AI-Driven Optimization for Sustainable Insect Farming) aims to revolutionize insect protein production by combining AI, IoT, automation, and biology.