The species they use is Ptecticus tenebrifer…
The South Korean government has embraced a rare yet effective, eco-friendly method of disposing of food waste, vowing to expand infrastructure for “ptecticus tenebrifer,” a flying insect that feeds on waste when in a larva state. The Rural Development Administration set up new policies to introduce technological and legal bases for breeding the insects’ larvae, the arm of the Ministry of Environment said Tuesday. So far the policies’ absence has limited the government from using the insects to tackle food waste on a major scale. Larvae have been limited to food waste weighing 100 kilograms or less per day because of a shortage of disposal facilities.
