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Bug Poop.Cricket frass, without the hype.

A cricket-frass-derived growing input. No miracle claims. Just the product, the research and the limits.

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So what actually is Bug Poop?

Bug Poop is a cricket-frass-derived growing input. Researchers study cricket frass because its nutrient content and biological material can influence plant and soil responses. Results vary with species, source, dose and growing conditions.

WHAT WE SAY

A cricket-frass-derived growing input.

WHAT WE DON'T SAY

That one study proves every frass source will behave the same way.

Science

Each evidence layer answers a different question and has a different level of directness to this product.

Cricket-frass research

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Cricket frass in green beans

Study contextA field trial in Madagascar tested Gryllus madagascariensis cricket frass at several doses against control and fertiliser comparators.

FindingAt the highest frass dose, some survival and plant-biomass measures improved.

LimitTotal pod biomass did not differ significantly among treatments; lower doses often did not outperform comparators, and the study used a different cricket species, crop, soil and dose from Bug Poop.

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Other-insect-frass research

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Frass is not one uniform material

Study contextA study compared nutrient quality and maturity across frass from nine edible insect species.

FindingNutrient quality and maturity varied substantially between frass sources.

LimitA nutrient analysis from one insect species or production system should not be applied to Bug Poop without product-specific testing.

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Ingredient or mechanism research

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What isolated chitosan can and cannot tell us

Study contextA controlled experiment used foliar chitosan on Lippia alba; it did not use cricket frass or Bug Poop.

FindingThe chitosan treatment affected trichome and aromatic/volatile outcomes in that plant and experimental context.

LimitThis is mechanism-level background only. It does not establish a Bug Poop effect on trichomes, terpenes or aroma.

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Bug Poop observations

What growers told us

The current evidence record describes a small test involving six amateur growers as independent and blind. Participants reported that plants appeared healthier and said they would use or recommend Bug Poop again.

LimitThis is observational/testimonial material, not a controlled product trial, so it is not proof that Bug Poop caused the reported outcomes.

Where it comes from

Internal management records state that breeding, incubation, rearing and harvesting are carried out in-house in the UK, and identify Gryllodes sigillatus as the farmed cricket species.

Boundary: this does not establish sold-batch traceability.

FAQ

What is Bug Poop?

Bug Poop is a cricket-frass-derived growing input.

What evidence exists?

We separate Bug Poop observations, cricket-frass research, other-insect-frass research and ingredient or mechanism studies. Each answers a different question and has a different level of directness to this product.

Is the research on Bug Poop itself?

Mostly no. The peer-reviewed evidence set examines cricket frass from other production systems, other-insect frass, or isolated ingredients and mechanisms. Bug Poop-specific material currently consists of grower observations, not a controlled product trial.

How much does it cost?

The current listed prices are £19.99 for one bag and £29.98 for two bags. Checkout remains paused in this preview.

Who makes it?

Bug Poop is made by OKO PROTEIN LTD. Internal management records state that the cricket operation is run in-house in the UK.

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