Development of Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larvae Fed Dairy Manure

Abstract

Black soldier flies, Hermetia illucens L., are a common colonizer of animal wastes. However, all published development data for this species are from studies using artificial diets. This study represents the first examining black soldier fly development on animal wastes. Additionally, this study examined the ability of black soldier fly larvae to reduce dry matter and associated nutrients in manure. Black soldier fly larvae were fed four rates of dairy manure to determine their effects on larval and adult life history traits. Feed rate affected larval and adult development. Those fed less ration daily weighed less than those fed a greater ration. Additionally, larvae provided the least amount of dairy manure took longer to develop to the prepupal stage; however, they needed less time to reach the adult stage. Adults resulting from larvae provided 27 g dairy manure/d lived 3-4 d less than those fed 70 g dairy manure. Percentage survivorship to the prepupal or adult stages did not differ across treatments. Larvae fed 27 g dairy manure daily reduced manure dry matter mass by 58%, whereas those fed 70 g daily reduced dry matter 33%. Black soldier fly larvae were able to reduce available P by 61-70% and N by 30-50% across treatments. Based on results from this study, the black soldier fly could be used to reduce wastes and associated nutrients in confined bovine facilities.

High waste-to-biomass conversion and efficient Salmonella spp. reduction using black soldier fly for waste recycling

“…The material degradation was over 50 %, in accordance with previous findings for degradation of different animal manures (Myers et al 2008;Sheppard et al 1994). For other feed stuff, higher degradation has been achieved.…”

Studi Laju Umpan pada Proses Biokonversi Limbah Pengolahan Tuna Menggunakan Larva Hermetia illucens

“…Pada awal penelitian, media yang digunakan untuk pertumbuhan BSF ialah bungkil kelapa sawit atau Palm Kernel Mill (PKM) kemudian terus berkembang hingga menggunakan limbah organik sampah industri dan perkotaan (Saragi & Bagastyo, 2015). Penelitian lain menginformasikan bahwa larva BSF mampu mereduksi 33-58% kandungan organik pada kotoran sapi dan 50% pada kotoran ayam (Myers, Tomberlin, Lambert, & Kattes, 2008;Sheppard, Newton, Thompson, & Savage, 1994). Sedangkan sampah organik perkotaan mampu dikurangi hingga berkisar 65,5 -78,9% tergantung jumlah limbah yang berikan pada larva serta kondisi lingkungan limbah yang diambil (Diener, Solano, Gutiérrez, Zurbrugg, & Tockner, 2011).…”

“…Tingkat kelulusan hidup (survival rates) merupakan jumlah larva yang hidup dibandingkan dengan jumlah awal larva, dihitung dalam satuan persen (Myers et al, 2008).…”

“…Hal ini didukung oleh penelitian sebelumnya (Diener et al, 2009;Driemeyer, 2016;Fahmi, 2015;Myers et al, 2008;Saragi & Bagastyo, 2015) yang menggunakan media organik dengan komposisi dominan (protein, lemak dan air) yang serupa dengan komposisi limbah kepala dan jeroan tuna (Tabel 1).…”

Insect Fat a Promising Resource for Biodiesel

“…Bioconversion by insect [33]. Besides the yield of insect fat, BSF, which is high in protein, is good feed for fish and chicken in both backyard and commercial purpose.…”