NOVELTY - Method for inducing mating in black soldier flies (BSFs), involves exposing at least one male BSF and at least one female BSF to artificial light, where the artificial light comprises at least one wavelength in a visible spectrum and at least one wavelength in an ultraviolet spectrum.    USE - The method is useful for inducing mating in BSFs for producing eggs capable of producing larvae which is used for converting organic waste material (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The method utilizes BSF larva that grows on wide variety of organic waste products. The BSF larvae has high protein and fatty acid content, self-harvesting capability and anti-pathogenic qualities, produces stable colonies because they deter colonization from other insect species, and capable of surviving in variety of environmental conditions.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for the following:    (1) apparatus (A1) for inducing mating in BSFs, comprising mating chamber for receiving at least one male BSF and at least one female BSF, and at least one artificial light source, where the at least one artificial light source is configured to illuminate the chamber with at least one wavelength in the visible spectrum and at least one wavelength in the ultraviolet spectrum;    (2) apparatus (A2) for collecting BSF eggs, comprising mating chamber defined by at least one mating chamber wall, where the at least one mating chamber wall further defines a mating chamber opening for admitting BSF into the mating chamber, the artificial light source, an oviposition chamber positioned within the mating chamber, where the oviposition chamber is defined by at least one oviposition chamber wall and oviposition chamber opening for receiving gravid BSFs into the oviposition chamber, oviposition shade for shading gravid BSFs from the at least one artificial light source, and a collector for collecting BSF eggs oviposited by gravid BSFs;    (3) method for isolating BSF eggs, involves (a) providing at least one male BSF and at least one female BSF to a mating chamber, (b) illuminating the mating chamber with artificial light comprising at least one wavelength in a visible spectrum and at least one wavelength in an ultraviolet spectrum to induce the at least one male BSF and the at least one female BSF to mate, (c) attracting gravid BSFs to an oviposition chamber in communication with the mating chamber, (d) shading gravid BSFs in the oviposition chamber to induce the gravid BSFs to eggs, and (e) collecting eggs oviposited by the gravid BSFs; and    (4) method for converting organic waste material, involves (a) isolating BSF eggs, (b) distributing the isolated BSF eggs in an environment containing organic waste material, and (c) maintaining the BSF eggs in the environment until the BSF eggs hatch to become BSF larvae capable of converting organic waste material.