Recycling Agricultural Wastes as Feed for Mealworm (&lt;em&gt;Tenebrio molitor&lt;/em&gt;)

Kim, Sun Young; Chung, Tae-Ho; Seonghyun, Kim; Song, S.E.; Kim, Namjung

doi:10.5656/ksae.2014.10.0.043

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“…They showed that in all the groups fed different proportions of Pleurotus eryngii SMS added to what bran, the survival rates were similar to that in the control group, which were fed with 100% wheat bran. However, larvae in the treated groups weighed significantly less than those in the control group [27]. In another experiment, however, TML were fed Flammulina velutipes SMS to replace wheat bran, and this species of mushroom was associated with better results than those in the former study.…”

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“…Conventionally, mealworms are raised on wheat bran. In South Korea, Kim et al [27] first reported the use of SMS for the rearing of T. molitor larvae (TML). They showed that in all the groups fed different proportions of Pleurotus eryngii SMS added to what bran, the survival rates were similar to that in the control group, which were fed with 100% wheat bran.…”

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Recycling of spent mushroom substrate: Utilization as feed material for the larvae of the yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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Zhang

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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Spent mushroom substrate is made from the waste remaining after the harvest of mushrooms. Here, we evaluated the potential of five spent edible fungi (Auricularia cornea, Lentinus edodes, Pleurotus eryngii, P. citrinopileatus and P. ostreatus) substrates as feed sources for Tenebrio molitor larvae. Young larvae did not survive on any substrate except the spent L. edodes substrate (36.7%). The survival rates in young larvae were similar among the different diets in which wheat bran or rice bran was replaced with 0, 20, 30, 40, 50, or 60% spent L. edodes substrate. The weights of the surviving larvae were decreased only when 70% of wheat bran and > 40% of rice bran was replaced with spent L. edodes substrate. In addition, the middle-aged larvae fed wheat bran only were significantly larger than those fed diets with 30~60% spent L. edodes substrate in dry feed, but the larvae of all treatments failed to pupate. Whereas the green feed was added in dry feed, there were no significant differences in pupal weight, pupation rate, pupal duration, adult emergence, or deformed adults among the three treatments in middle-aged larvae that were fed on diets containing 0, 30, or 40% spent L. edodes substrate. Collectively, these results suggest that spent L. edodes substrate has considerable potential to be used as a partial replacement (< 40%) of conventional feed for T. molitor, and spent mushroom substrate waste may be recycled as feed material for resource insects.

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Recycling of spent mushroom substrate: Utilization as feed material for the larvae of the yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Che

Zhang

et al. 2020

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“…In addition to proteins, insect bodies contain fatty acids, minerals, and vitamins, and thus more than 1500 insect species have been consumed as human food with high nutritional values in 113 countries (Ramos‐Elorduy ). The mealworm Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), is known for its high protein content, diverse amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, and minerals (Ye et al ; Huang et al , , ; Yoo et al ; Kim et al , , ). In fact, it has been used as pet feed for over 10 years due to its high protein content (Ravzanaadii et al ; Kim et al ).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The mealworm Tenebrio molitor L. (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), is known for its high protein content, diverse amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids, and minerals (Ye et al ; Huang et al , , ; Yoo et al ; Kim et al , , ). In fact, it has been used as pet feed for over 10 years due to its high protein content (Ravzanaadii et al ; Kim et al ). Moreover, T. molitor can feed on agricultural byproducts such as wheat straw, tangerine shell, spent mushroom substrate, brewer's spent grain, distillers dried grain, and makgeolli spent grain, which are not used as animal feeds, indicating that it can be reared in an environmentally friendly way (Zanuncio et al ; Tian & Xu ; Huang et al ; He et al ; Wu et al ; Huang et al ; Kim et al , , ).…”

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“…In fact, it has been used as pet feed for over 10 years due to its high protein content (Ravzanaadii et al ; Kim et al ). Moreover, T. molitor can feed on agricultural byproducts such as wheat straw, tangerine shell, spent mushroom substrate, brewer's spent grain, distillers dried grain, and makgeolli spent grain, which are not used as animal feeds, indicating that it can be reared in an environmentally friendly way (Zanuncio et al ; Tian & Xu ; Huang et al ; He et al ; Wu et al ; Huang et al ; Kim et al , , ). Based on these advantages, many studies have been conducted on how to utilize T. molitor as a mass‐product (Li et al ; Kim et al , , ).…”

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Nutritional analysis of alternative feed ingredients and their effects on the larval growth of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

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Yoon

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Alternative feeds comprising only brewer's spent grain (BSG) or distillers dried grain (DDG), both agricultural byproducts, and 50% BSG or 50% DDG mixed with 50% wheat bran (WB) were compared to the standard 100% WB feed provided to Tenebrio molitor larvae to evaluate their effects on the nutritional quality and economic viability of mass-producing this insect. Crude protein content was highest in larvae fed on 100% WB and 100% DDG, and the latter had 2.32 and 1.88 times more essential and non-essential amino acids than the 100% WB group, respectively. Larvae fed on 50% DDG + 50% WB had 1.30 times more saturated fatty acids but 1.08 times less unsaturated fatty acids and 1.03-1.23 times less potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium than larvae fed on 100% WB. Traces of mercury were detected in larvae fed on 100% WB and 50% DDG + 50% WB, although at levels below the General Food and Feed Standard (Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, Republic of Korea), but neither Escherichia coli or Salmonella spp. were detected in the feeds. Larval and pupal weight, larval development and survival, and pupation rate were higher in larvae fed on 50% BSG or 50% DDG mixed with 50% WB groups than in larvae fed on 100% WB. Therefore, using 50% BSG or 50% DDG mixed with 50% WB as an alternative feed in the mass production of T. molitor provides higher quality larvae at a lower cost than does using the conventional 100% WB feed.

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Decomposition abilities and characteristics of pig manure using three insect larvae

Choi

2022

Entomological Research

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This study investigated the effects of three insect larvae on decomposition abilities and survival rates in Experiment 1 or on pH, total nitrogen, total carbon, and C/N ratio in Experiment 2. A total of hatched 7,500 Tenebrio molitor (TM) larvae, hatched 501 Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis (PBS) larvae, and hatched 15,000 Ptecticus tenebrifer (PT) larvae were randomly subjected to three treatments with three replicates. The treatments were as follows: (1) TM, 5,000 g pig manure + 250 g TM larvae; (2) PBS, 5,000 g pig manure + 250 g PBS larvae; and (3) PT, 5,000 g pig manure + 250 g PT larvae. In Experiment 1, there were significant differences (p < 0.05) in the decomposition abilities of the pig manure from the three insect larvae‐treated groups for 15–30 days. No significant differences in survival rates were observed for any of the in all treatments over time. Decomposition ability and survival rates in pig manure were higher in the PT larvae group than in the PBS and PT larvae groups. In Experiment 2, three insect larvae‐treated pig manure treatments had an effect on total nitrogen for 20 and 30 days, total carbon for 10 and 30 days, and C/N ratio for 20 and 30 days. Thus, our results suggest that the three insect larvae have the ability to decompose pig manure to increase for increasing survival rates or might represent a valuable alternative as organic fertilizer, which could increase the total nitrogen content and decrease C/N ratio.

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Recycling Agricultural Wastes as Feed for Mealworm (<em>Tenebrio molitor</em>)

Cited by 14 publications

References 11 publications

Recycling of spent mushroom substrate: Utilization as feed material for the larvae of the yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Recycling of spent mushroom substrate: Utilization as feed material for the larvae of the yellow mealworm Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Nutritional analysis of alternative feed ingredients and their effects on the larval growth of Tenebrio molitor (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)

Decomposition abilities and characteristics of pig manure using three insect larvae

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