Insect – Diptera
Non-invasive species
Present on all continents
Not a vector of disease
No known pathologies
Very broad food spectrum

Alpha-Chitin breeds Hermetia Illucens at its Soldier Fly Farm in the South of France. They maximize the production of chitin using the larvae.

Natural detailed dorsal closeup on a cosmopolitian diptera species, the black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens sitting on wood
They have developed methods and tools integrated into their process in order to control biological development (reproduction, larval growth, dedicated environment, biosecurity) through a specific diet that complies with European legislation and is non-GMO.

Alpha-Chitin has designed a proprietary extraction and purification method adapted to the characteristics of our larvae. Its environmental footprint is greatly reduced and its efficiency allows the production of the widest range of chitosan specifications (from very low to very high molecular weight, adjustable crystallinity, medium to very high purity).