Growth rates of black soldier fly larvae fed on fresh human faeces and their implication for improving sanitation

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• Publication year

  2014

• Venue

  Tropical medicine & international health

• Publication date

  2014-01-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1111/tmi.12228PMID 24261901
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