Modeling the Growth of Black Soldier Fly Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): An Approach to Evaluate Diet Quality

Sripontan, Yuwatida; Chiu, Chun-I; Tanansathaporn, Soisunee; Leasen, Kittiya; Manlong, Kuntida

doi:10.1093/jee/toz337

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“…On the other hand, the growth pattern of larvae did not show any horizontal curve that indicates the halt of the growth Copyright ©2020 Biosfer: Jurnal Tadris Biologi, Print ISSN: 2086-5945, Online ISSN: 2580-4960 | 69 process and metamorphosis from larvae to pre-pupa (Sripontan et al, 2020). Similar growth patterns were found by who used basic ingredients rich in Hemi-and lingo cellulose.…”

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The Digestibility of Banana Peel and Testa coconut and Its Effects on the Growth and Mortality of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) at Constant Feeding Rates

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Margareta

Kinasih

2020

Biosfer

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Organic waste produced by economic activities may create health, aesthetic, and economic problems. One of the approaches applied to solve this problem is the utilization of decomposer macrofauna to decompose the waste. One of the decomposers with great potential is Black Soldier Fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) that can consume various types of organic wastes and converts it into biomass with high protein and lipid content. In this study, banana peels and coconut testa had been fed to the larvae at 200 mg/larvae/day as the objects that represented organic wastes with low fiber content and high fiber content respectively. The purpose of this study was to observe the growth and efficiency of BSF larvae in decomposing those wastes. The analysis was conducted on some parameters such as the growth and consumption rate, the efficiency of conversion of digested (ECD), waste reduction index, and mortality rate. The results showed that BSF larvae THAT consumed banana peel had a higher final weight (58.24 mg), growth rate, and consumption rate while the mortality rate was lower than BSF larvae that consumed coconut testa. The ECD of the larvae group that consumed banana peel was higher than the larvae group that consumed coconut testa. The waste reduction index of banana peel was higher than coconut testa (1.5 and 1.4, respectively). The larvae that consumed coconut testa had a longer pupation period (9±1,75 days) compared to the larvae that consumed banana peel. Based on this result, it can be concluded that the fiber content of organic waste affected the decomposition rate and growth of BSF larvae.

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Section: Figure 1 the Biomass Changes Of Bsf Larvaesupporting

confidence: 66%

The Digestibility of Banana Peel and Testa coconut and Its Effects on the Growth and Mortality of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) at Constant Feeding Rates

Putra

Margareta

Kinasih

2020

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“…Such exploration for suitable application have also led to studies to understand the various factors affecting the growth and identifying the suitable conditions for larvae rearing [9-16, 20, 39-42, 51-57]. However, quantification of these interaction between the larvae and their growing conditions using models can only be seen in few literatures with studies limited to temperature and diet quality [10,13,20,42]. This study has extended the scope of mathematical models to not only temperature but also other factors such as moisture in feed, feed density and air flow rates.…”

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“…Finally, the main focus of this work, to track the growth and development of the larvae over its lifetime (from neonate to pupae), dynamic model Eqs (4) and (5) are presented. The static model presented in [20] used a black-box modelling approach and only showed the larvae growth based on a single factor (i.e. diet quality).…”

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“…In case of [19], a logistic model was suggested for modelling the larval growth in response to the air flow rate. Also, a more recent work [20] suggested the use of a Richards model to fit the larval growth. These models from literature are mostly static models and do not adequately describe various timedependent dynamical aspects of larvae production such as resource dynamics, environment dynamics, etc.…”

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A comprehensive dynamic growth and development model of Hermetia illucens larvae

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Larvae of Hermetia illucens, also commonly known as black soldier fly (BSF) have gained significant importance in the feed industry, primarily used as feed for aquaculture and other livestock farming. Mathematical models such as the Von Bertalanffy growth model and dynamic energy budget models are available for modelling the growth of various organisms but have their demerits for their application to the growth and development of BSF. Also, such dynamic models were not yet applied to the growth of the BSF larvae despite models proven to be useful for automation of industrial production process (e.g. feeding, heating/ cooling, ventilation, harvesting, etc.). This work primarily focuses on developing a model based on the principles of the afore mentioned models from literature that can provide accurate mathematical description of the dry mass changes throughout the life cycle and the transition of development phases of the larvae. To further improve the accuracy of these models, various factors affecting the growth and development such as temperature, feed quality, feeding rate, moisture content in feed, and airflow rate are developed and integrated into the dynamic growth model. An extensive set of data was aggregated from various literature and used for the model development, parameter estimation and validation. Models describing the environmental factors were individually validated based on the data sets collected. In addition, the dynamic growth model was also validated for dry mass evolution and development stage transition of larvae reared on different substrate feeding rates. The developed models with the estimated parameters performed well, highlighting their potential application in decision-support systems and automation for large scale production.

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“…The Verhulst logistic growth model was used to find the specific growth rates of BSF larvae grown on mixtures of degassed sludge, industrial organic waste and commercial chicken feed to estimate costs of growth, maintenance metabolism, rates of feed assimilation and net growth efficiency [ 17 ]. Another study monitored the daily growth of BSF larvae reared on ten different substrates and found the Richards model was the best fit growth model and that larvae followed an S-shaped growth curve [ 18 ]. The logistic growth model has been used to describe BSF larvae dry weight over time from day 0 after inoculation until reaching prepupae and maximal weight [ 17 , 19 ].…”

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Predicting black soldier fly larvae biomass and methionine accumulation using a kinetic model for batch cultivation and improving system performance using semi-batch cultivation

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Fernández-Bayo

Putri

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Bioprocess Biosyst Eng

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Global demand for poultry and associated feed are projected to double over the next 30 years. Insect meal is a sustainable alternative to traditional feeds when produced on low-value high-volume agricultural byproducts. Black soldier fly (BSF) larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) are high in protein and contain methionine, an essential amino acid that is critical to poultry health. BSF larvae can be grown on many organic residues, however, larvae growth and quality vary based on feedstock and cultivation processes. Experiments were completed to monitor temporal changes in BSF larvae growth and composition using almond hulls as a growth substrate under batch and semi-batch processes and with varying substrate carbon to nitrogen ratio (C/N). A logistic kinetic growth model was developed to predict larval biomass and methionine accumulations during batch production. Estimated ranges of model parameters for larvae maximum specific growth rate and carrying capacity were 0.017–0.021 h−1 and 9.7–10.7 g larvae kg−1 hulls dry weight, respectively. Methionine content in larvae increased from 11.1 to 17.1 g kg−1 dry weight over a 30-day batch incubation period. Larvae-specific growth and yield increased by 168% and 268%, respectively, when cultivated in a semi-batch compared to a batch process. Increasing C/N ratio from 26 to 40 increased density of methionine content in larvae per unit feedstock by 25%. The findings demonstrate a logistic model can predict larvae biomass accumulation, harvest time can achieve specific methionine contents, and a semi-batch process is more favorable for larvae biomass accumulation compared to a batch process.

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Modeling the Growth of Black Soldier Fly Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): An Approach to Evaluate Diet Quality

Cited by 24 publications

References 35 publications

The Digestibility of Banana Peel and Testa coconut and Its Effects on the Growth and Mortality of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) at Constant Feeding Rates

The Digestibility of Banana Peel and Testa coconut and Its Effects on the Growth and Mortality of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens) at Constant Feeding Rates

A comprehensive dynamic growth and development model of Hermetia illucens larvae

Predicting black soldier fly larvae biomass and methionine accumulation using a kinetic model for batch cultivation and improving system performance using semi-batch cultivation

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