Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae frass formulations, combinations and uses

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May 08, 2023

Provided are one or more black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae frass formulations and combinations comprising said formulations and at least one other substance including but not limited to soil amendment, fertilizer, herbicide, pesticide, fungicide, nematicide or bactericide, uses for said formulations and combinations and methods of production of said formulations.

Chonex, Inc. (Birmingham, AL, US)

Chonex, Inc. (Birmingham, AL, US)

1. A formulation comprising black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae (BSFL) frass and at least one organic or inorganic substance, the formulation comprising by weight: (a) about 1.4% to about 3% nitrogen; (b) about 4% to about 6% phosphorus; (c) about 4% to about 6% potassium; (d) about 9% to about 16% calcium; (e) up to about 25% chitin, wherein the chitin is present; and (f) a plurality of microbes selected from the group consisting of spore formers, cellulose degraders, halophilic bacteria, phosphorus solubilizers, chitin utilizers, nitrifying bacteria, heterotrophic bacteria, and fluorescent Pseudomonads; wherein the formulation does not contain detectable levels of pathogens as determined by a Salmonella test and fecal coliform test.

2. The formulation according to claim 1 , wherein said formulation comprises by weight nitrogen in the amount of about 1.9% to about 2.4%, phosphorus in the amount of about 4.7% to about 5.3%, potassium in the amount of about 4.7% to about 5.3%, calcium in the amount of about 14% to about 15% and chitin in the amount of about 15% to about 25%.

3. The formulation according to claim 1 , wherein said formulation is in a solid or liquid form.

4. The formulation according to claim 1 , wherein said formulation is in a liquid form and frass in said formulation is present in the amount of at least 3 g/L aqueous solution.

5. The formulation according to claim 1 , further comprising at least one other substance selected from the group consisting of an herbicide, fungicide, nematicide, bactericide, fertilizer, and/or soil amendment.

6. The formulation according to claim 5 , wherein said other substance is an organic substance or synthetic substance.

7. The formulation according to claim 6 , wherein said other substance is a synthetic substance and said synthetic substance is a synthetic herbicide selected from the group consisting of organophosphorus herbicides' phenoxyacetic herbicides and triazine herbicides.

8. The formulation according to claim 5 , wherein said other substance is a fungicide which is selected from the group consisting of (a) a single site anti-fungal agent, wherein said single site anti-fungal agent is selected from the group consisting of benzimidazole, morpholine, hydroxypyrimidine, anilinopyrimidine, phosphorothiolate, quinone outside inhibitor, quinoline, dicarboximide, carboximide, phenylamide, phenylpyrrole, aromatic hydrocarbon, cinnamic acid, hydroxyanilide, antibiotic, polyoxin, acylamine, phthalimide, benzenoid, and xylylalanine, (b) a demethylation inhibitor selected from the group consisting of imidazole, piperazine, pyrimidine, and triazole, and (c) a multi-site non-inorganic, chemical fungicide selected from the group consisting of a nitrile, copper, quinoxaline, sulphamide, phosphonate, phosphite, dithiocarbamate, phenylpyridinamine, cyano-acetamide oxime, fludioxonil and mefenoxam.

9. The formulation according to claim 6 , wherein said other substance is an organic substance, and said organic substance is an organic fertilizer which is selected from the group consisting of fulvic and humic acids, botanicals, blood meal, feather meal, fish emulsion, guano, seaweed and seaweed extracts and products derived therefrom, and manure.

10. The formulation according to claim 6 , wherein said other substance is a synthetic substance and said synthetic substance is a synthetic fertilizer which is an NPK fertilizer or UAN fertilizer.

11. The formulation according to claim 5 , wherein said other substance is a soil amendment, wherein said soil amendment is humic and fulvic acid, compost, bone meal, bone char, biochar, biosolids, dried molasses, kelp, rice hulls, organic feather meal, soy hydrolysate or rock phosphate compost.

12. The formulation according to claim 5 , wherein said other substance is a nematicide which is selected from the group consisting of fenamiphos, fluensulfone, aldicarb, oxamyl, carbofuran, avermectin, fluopyram, metam sodium, picloram, 1,3-D, Quillaja extract, chitosan and other shellfish waste/extracts, fungi Pochonia spp., Paecilomyces Quillaja , and Muscodor spp., bacteria Bacillus spp., Pasteuria penetrans, Burkholderia rinojensis, lilacinus and Chromobacterium subtsugae.

13. The formulation according to claim 1 , wherein said formulation is in solid form and further comprises dried larvae.

14. The formulation according to claim 1 , wherein said formulation is in liquid form and said plurality of microbes are present in an amount of at least 1×10 7 CFU/ml.

15. A method for stimulating and/or improving and/or promoting plant performance, comprising applying the formulation of claim 1 to a plant growth medium, a plant and/or a plant seed in an amount effective to stimulate and/or improve and/or promote said plant performance.

16. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said plant is an agricultural crop.

17. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said method further comprises applying said formulation in combination with at least one other substance, wherein said other substance is an herbicide, fungicide, nematicide, bactericide, fertilizer, and/or soil amendment.

18. The method according to claim 15 , wherein said plant is an agricultural crop selected from the group consisting of wheat, alfalfa, sunflower, peanuts, strawberries, Bermuda grass, rye grass, fescue, tomato, corn, sorghum, cotton, hemp, lemon, soybean, orange and grapefruit.

19. A method for promoting and/or improving soil health comprising applying the formulation of claim 1 or said formulation in combination with at least one of a fertilizer and/or soil amendment to the soil in an amount effective to promote and/or improve soil health.

20. A method for modulating the emergence and/or growth of monocotyledonous, sedge or dicotyledonous weeds, phytopathogenic fungi and bacteria, and/or modulating nematode infestation in a plant comprising applying the formulation of claim 1 to said plant and/or seeds thereof and/or growth medium used for growing said plant and/or weeds in an amount effective to modulate said nematode infestation and/or emergence or growth of monocotyledonous, sedge or dicotyledonous weeds phytopathogenic or fungal or bacterial growth.

21. The method according to claim 20 , wherein said method further comprises applying said formulation in combination with at least one other substance, wherein said other substance is an herbicide, fungicide, nematicide, bactericide, fertilizer, and/or soil amendment.

22. The method according to claim 20 , wherein said phytopathogenic fungi is selected from the group consisting of Botrytis, Colletotrichum, Rhizoctonia, Epicoccum, Phytophthora, Pythium, Verticillium and Fusarium.

23. A method of reducing fertilizer, herbicide, fungicide, nematicide or soil amendment use without reduction to plant yield compared to standard fertilizer, herbicide, fungicide, bactericide, soil amendment, or nematicide use and/or improving the effectiveness of fertilizer, herbicide, bactericide, fungicide, nematicide or soil amendment comprising applying the formulation of claim 1 in combination with said fertilizer, bactericide, herbicide, fungicide, nematicide or soil amendment to plant growth medium, a plant, and/or a plant seed and/or weeds in an amount effective to reduce said fertilizer, herbicide, fungicide, nematicide or soil amendment use without reduction to plant yield compared to standard fertilizer, herbicide, fungicide, bactericide, soil amendment, or nematicide use and/or improve the effectiveness of fertilizer, herbicide, bactericide, fungicide, nematicide or soil amendment.

24. The method according to claim 23 , wherein said plant growth medium is soil.

25. The method according to claim 23 , wherein said formulation s applied prior to and/or concurrently with and/or after application of said fertilizer, herbicide, bactericide, fungicide, nematicide or soil amendment.

26. The method according to claim 23 , wherein said formulation is applied in liquid form.

27. The method according to claim 26 , wherein said formulation is applied to plant growth medium, said plant and/or said seed in the form of an aqueous solution in the amount of about 1-40 gallons of formulation/acre.

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