Model Insects The following are some of the insect species in my research: Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) House fly (Musca domestica) (Diptera: Muscidae) Cabbage root fly (Delia radicum) (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) Diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) (Lepidoptera: Plutellidae) Cabbage moth (Mamestra brassicae L.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Green peach aphid (Myzus persicae Sulzer) (Hemiptera: Aphididae) Yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) House cricket (Acheta domesticus) (Orthoptera: Gryllidae)