ENTOMO-AGRICULTURE · CHOCAMÁN, VERACRUZ
Black soldier fly farming
Hermetia illucens
From organic waste to protein, fertilizer, and economic opportunity — locally collected in Chocamán, Veracruz.
WHAT WE DO
Turning organic waste into protein, fertilizer, and community income
The black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) is native to the Americas and one of the most efficient organisms on the planet — capable of converting organic waste into high-quality larval protein and frass fertilizer, with a fraction of the resources required by conventional livestock.
Micratena envisions this species as a community economic development tool for Chocamán and surrounding municipalities. The goal: organic waste that currently has no managed destination will be collected, fed to larvae, and transformed into two sellable products — dried larvae as animal feed for local farms, and frass as organic fertilizer.
Where we are today
— Over 5 documented essays, we reached the mating and egg-laying phase. Adults paired inside the cage and eggs were produced. However, the eggs did not hatch — most likely due to dehydration, as the essays are being conducted in an environment without controlled temperature and humidity. Each essay has been documented: biological behavior, environmental adaptations, and process improvements from our first attempt to our current protocol. That documentation is what makes our work replicable.
Community scale goal
A model that a family in Chocamán can operate — low cost, locally sourced, replicable.
Municipal scale vision
Building our own facility to process organic waste at municipal scale — producing tonnes of larvae and insect flour.
Waste to resource
Organic waste → larvae → protein and frass fertilizer. A closed circular economy loop.
Locally collected
All individuals used in our essays were collected in Chocamán — no external sourcing, no imports.
SPECIES WE WORK WITH
Starting with BSF — expanding to native edible insects
Hermetia illucens
Black Soldier Fly | Active Project
Sphenarium sp.
Chapulin| Future phase
Atta mexicana
Chicatana | Future phase
Timeline
From pilot essays to municipal processing
2025 · Active
Pilot essays & colony establishment
5 documented essays with locally collected individuals in Chocamán. Working toward consistent viable reproduction under semi-controlled conditions.
2027
Community integration & commercialization
Scale up farming, train local families, begin selling dried larvae and frass fertilizer in Chocamán and surrounding municipalities.
2028–2030
Municipal processing facility
Micratena's own facility handling organic waste at municipal volume — producing tonnes of larvae and insect flour for animal feed and human nutrition.
Support this project
Your donation funds our black soldier fly research in Chocamán, Veracruz — bringing us closer to a community-scale farming model.
