An assessment of mass production and nutrient composition of Black Soldier Fly Maggot on different agriculture by-product to fermented growth media

Abstract

Black Soldier Fly (BSF) maggot is an eco-friendly alternative for animal feedstuff and its growth and development is impacted by a substrate nutrient. Therefore, this study aims to determine the production and nutrient composition of BSF (Hermetia illucens) maggots using different fermented growth media from agriculture by-products. The study adopted a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of 5 treatments with 4 replications. The treatments include P0 = 100% Fermented Rice Bran, P1 = 50% each of Fermented Coconut by-product and Rice Bran, P2 = 50% each of Fermented Tofu by-product and Rice Bran, P3 = 50% each of Fermented Palm Kernel Meal and Rice Bran, P4 = 25% each of Fermented Rice Bran, Coconut by-product, Fermented Tofu by-product, and Palm Kernel Meal. The results showed a significant difference in BSF maggot production in each treatment because of the media nutrient content. Therefore, the quantity is influenced by the quality and amount of the maggot growing media. Also, the protein content and the production in the P4 treatment have the highest values of 19.26% and 831.50g, respectively.

Potential Application of Black Soldier Fly Larva Bins in Treating Food Waste

“…The average weight of the prepupae in this experiment was lower than the average weight of the larvae on Day 11, which is similar to the result obtained by Cheng et al [ 26 ] and Kim et al [ 32 ], because the prepupae ceased feeding and began to eliminate the remaining food from their digestive systems in preparation to pupate. In this stage, the prepupae use the reserve fats in their body to generate energy since movements and metamorphosis require energy, as reported by Mirwandhono et al [ 33 ].…”

Analysis of Maggot Nutrition in Various Farming Periods and Organic Wastes as a Growth Medium

“…It was a joint community-based activity for properly processing organic waste by minimizing the obstacles faced using other methods. One of them is the accumulation of unused organic fertilizer from composting because of its lower economic value [1][2][3]. Another weakness of organic waste composting is that it requires a long-time and a large area for the process.…”

“…The utilization of organic waste is continued through bioconversion using BSF larvae to become maggots with a nutritional composition close to the main ingredient for fish and poultry feed [3,4]. One of the nutrients is protein.…”

“…One of the nutrients is protein. Several studies have reported that fresh maggot contains high protein reaching 19.26-63.99% [1,3,5,6], so it is potentially used as an alternative source of animal protein for fish and poultry to overcome rather expensive feed costs [7]. Hanim et al [2] have stated that organic matter containing protein > 19.00% can be classified as a source of protein.…”

“…Maggots can live and grow by absorbing nutrients from any organic material. Maggots also tolerate fluctuations in pH and humidity and do not act as disease vectors [2, 3,7]. Furthermore, maggots have a short life cycle, around four weeks, which increases the potential for largescale farming at a low cost [2,7].…”