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What is it?
Tiny poops. Serious plant potential.
Bug Poop is pure cricket frass collected from our own UK-reared crickets. Cricket frass naturally contains organic matter and insect exoskeleton material, including chitin.
WHY IT'S INTERESTING
Cricket frass naturally contains organic matter and insect exoskeleton material, including chitin.
WHY BUG POOP
Made in-house from our own UK-reared crickets, then collected and packed as pure cricket frass.
FRASS?
Into the soil
Put it where roots can reach it.
Bug Poop is applied beneath the surface and watered in, so the material sits in the growing medium rather than on top of it.
30g per 10L of compost or soil
How to use
Four simple steps.
Use 30g for every 10L of compost or soil. One 300g bag treats 100L; two bags treat 200L.
Illustrative guide. Apply 30g per 10L of compost or soil.
Dig
Make a small hole about 2–5 cm below the soil surface.
Add
Put Bug Poop into the hole in tablespoon-sized amounts.
Backfill
Cover the Bug Poop with soil.
Water in
Water the soil after application.
£2.00per 10L treated with the 1-bag pack
£1.50per 10L treated with the 2-bag pack
Real grower feedback
Real plants. Real growers.
Six amateur growers tested Bug Poop blind. They said plants appeared healthier, said they would use Bug Poop again, and all six said they would recommend it to a friend.
Gardening creator feedback
Gardening creator feedback on Bug Poop.
With Bug PoopWithout Bug Poop
Photos courtesy of Oadby Baptist Church Community Gardens.
The root zone
The interesting bit is underground.
Frass is placed directly into the soil around the root zone. That is also where much of the published research becomes relevant.
What the research shows
Published research gives two strong reasons cricket frass stands out: direct crop-performance results and established plant responses to chitin and chitosan.
Direct cricket-frass field trial
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Cricket frass delivered the strongest vegetative growth in a field trial
What they foundAt the highest tested cricket-frass dose, green beans reached 88.1% survival, 35.5g vegetative biomass per plant and 11g pod biomass. Survival was 8.3 percentage points higher than NPK (79.8%), and vegetative biomass was significantly higher than every other treatment tested.
ContextDirect field research on green beans. The strongest results were at the highest cricket-frass dose tested.
What they foundCricket frass naturally contains chitin. Controlled plant research on chitin and its derivative chitosan shows that plants respond positively to these compounds, demonstrating the biological mechanism behind interest in frass
ContextPlant roots have specialised receptors to detect insect chitin derivatives - chitosan and chitin oligomers
Gryllodes sigillatus. Photo: Frank Falconer / CC BY-SA 4.0.
We breed, rear and harvest our crickets in-house in the UK, then collect the frass ourselves. We know where it comes from because we make it.
Pure cricket frass. Made in-house from our own UK-reared crickets.
FAQ
How do I use Bug Poop?
Use 30g for every 10L of compost or soil. Dig a small hole 2–5 cm below the surface, add Bug Poop in tablespoon-sized amounts, backfill with soil, then water in. At that rate, one 300g bag treats 100L and two bags treat 200L.
How much is in a bag?
Each bag contains 300g of pure cricket frass.
How long does Bug Poop keep?
Bug Poop has a shelf life of 1+ year when it is kept dry and sealed.
What if I’m not happy with it?
Happy or your money back. If you’re not happy with Bug Poop, contact us and we’ll refund your purchase.
What is Bug Poop?
Bug Poop is pure cricket frass collected from our own UK-reared crickets. It naturally contains organic matter and insect exoskeleton material, including chitin.
How much does it cost?
One 300g bag is £19.99. Two 300g bags are £29.98, saving £10 versus buying two singles. Free Standard UK delivery.
Has Bug Poop been tested by growers?
Yes. In a small blind test with six amateur growers, participants said plants appeared healthier, said they would use Bug Poop again and said they would recommend it to a friend.
Why are growers interested in cricket frass?
Published research reports effects from cricket frass and other insect frass on plant growth, biomass, nutrient cycling and natural defence responses. Our Science page links directly to the studies and explains the context for each finding.
Who makes it?
We do. Bug Poop is made by Oko Protein Ltd from crickets we breed and rear in-house in the UK.
Gardening creator feedback on Bug Poop.
