Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Flies and maggots, a combination that screams filth, stench and disease; revulsion is what it provokes. But there is one fly that is everything the housefly is not.
Meet the black soldier fly (BSF), a natural bioengineer that recycles waste like a machine. Clean, stench-free and efficient, it is quietly redefining humanity’s approach to waste, with potential to render landfills obsolete. It is making waves across the world, including in India, giving new meaning to environment-friendly, sustainable waste management.
Unlike the pesky housefly, the larvae of the unassuming BSF have the ability to transform food and agricultural waste into animal feed and frass (organic fertiliser).
In Nagaland, Sutsung Enterprise— a startup is on a mission to replicate this phenomenon locally.
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Story By: Imkong Walling
Cinematography and Editing: Samuel Seb Rengma
Voice-over: Imlisanen Jamir
A Production of The Morung Express
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#Nagaland #blacksoldierfly #blacksoldierflylarvae #northeastindia #bsf #JongpongChiten #bioengineering #recycle #changemaker #AkumtoshiLongkumer #organicfertiliser #Chiten #maggots #themorungexpress #TheMorungExpress #flies #organicfarming fertiliser #SutsungEnterprise
Flies and maggots, a combination that screams filth, stench and disease; revulsion is what it provokes. But there is one fly that is everything the housefly is not.
Meet the black soldier fly (BSF), a natural bioengineer that recycles waste like a machine. Clean, stench-free and efficient, it is quietly redefining humanity’s approach to waste, with potential to render landfills obsolete. It is making waves across the world, including in India, giving new meaning to environment-friendly, sustainable waste management.
Unlike the pesky housefly, the larvae of the unassuming BSF have the ability to transform food and agricultural waste into animal feed and frass (organic fertiliser).
In Nagaland, Sutsung Enterprise— a startup is on a mission to replicate this phenomenon locally.
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Story By: Imkong Walling
Cinematography and Editing: Samuel Seb Rengma
Voice-over: Imlisanen Jamir
A Production of The Morung Express
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#Nagaland #blacksoldierfly #blacksoldierflylarvae #northeastindia #bsf #JongpongChiten #bioengineering #recycle #changemaker #AkumtoshiLongkumer #organicfertiliser #Chiten #maggots #themorungexpress #TheMorungExpress #flies #organicfarming fertiliser #SutsungEnterprise
