Insects as Food & Feed

Dr. Itai Opatovsky

Principal Researcher

Latest Publications

The fate of Candida tropicalis in the black soldier fly larvae and its nutritional effect suggest indirect interactions

Lilach Ben-Mordechai, Neta Herman, Tzach Vitenberg, Sivan Margalit, Gianluca Tettamanti, Morena Casartelli, Daniele Bruno, Itai Opatovsky
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Dr. Itai Opatovsky, Dr Neta Herman
PLOS One
2025

Regulation of antimicrobial peptides in Hermetia illucens in response to fungal exposure

Herman, N., Vitenberg, T., Hayouka, Z., & Opatovsky, I.
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Dr. Itai Opatovsky
Scientific Report 14, 29561
2024

Effect of rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) supplement on the growth characteristics and larval metabolism of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens L.)

M. Kannan, T. Vitenberg, R. Schweitzer, S. Khatib, and I. Opatovsky
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Dr. Itai Opatovsky, Prof. Soliman Khatib
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed
2024

Hemolymph metabolism of black soldier fy (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), response to different supplemental fungi

Kannan, M., Vitenberg, T., Schweitzer, R., Opatovsky, I
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Dr. Itai Opatovsky
Journal of Insect Science
2024
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