OUR STORY
About Soldier Fly Technologies
SFT originated as a subsidiary of Fluker’s Cricket Farm, Inc. (Fluker's), a third-generation insect farm established in 1956 outside of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Fluker's is an industry veteran with decades of experience in all aspects of commercial insect farming, including breeding, processing, manufacturing, shipping, sales, and marketing. Fluker's currently employs more than 100 people and has annual sales of in excess of $25 million USD.
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Our CEO David Fluker purchased the soldierfly.com domain after discussing Black Soldier Flies with an LA composter. After his discussion, David saw the potential of these insects and wasted no time getting his foot in the door on this journey.
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Fluker Farms begins selling dried SoldierWorms
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Fluker Farms supports research through live Black Soldier Fly Larvae sales with LSU and Texas A&M's Jeff Tomberlin
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HermetiaPro founded by a team of engineers and agriculturists in Fresno, CA
Fluker Farms collaborates with LSU Entomology to explore Black Soldier Flies, selects research grad student
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LSU Sustainability funds Black Soldier Fly project for further development; Fluker Farms begins up-cycling campus waste
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Fluker Farms creates insect production partnership with HP