Assessing substrate degradation and bioconversion efficiency of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae: effect of diet composition on growth and development temperature.

• DOI: 10.20944/preprints202403.1268.v1
• Publication Date: 2024-03-25T07:58:31Z
• Authors: Simona Belperio; Arianna Cattaneo; Eleonora Nannoni; Luca Sardi; Giovanna Martelli; Sihem Dabbou; Marco Meneguz
• Keywords: Hermetia illucens; Bioconversion

Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) can use food by-products or residues as a growth substrate, and their is considered strategic solution to improve the sustainability efficiency of animal production. BSFL need be reared under controlled environmental conditions, temperature affect welfare bioconversion. The goal this experiment was test different diets: control, vegetable, carnivorous, omnivorous assess effect on larval performance, chemical composition, substrate temperature. (6-days-old) were randomly selected allocated one four diets for entire (8 days). in each container measured twice daily using thermal imaging camera. vegetable diet led significantly lower performance (p