Growth and development of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens (L.), Diptera: Stratiomyidae) larvae grown on carbohydrate, protein, and fruit-based waste substrates

• Main Authors: Fairuz Liyana Mohd Rasdi,, Ahmad Razali Ishak,, Pui, Wee Hua, Siti Norashikin Mohd Shaifuddin,, Nazri Che Dom,, Farah Ayuni Shafie,, Abdul Mujid Abdullah,, Zulhisyam Abdul Kari,, Hisham Atan Edinur,
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2022
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21797/1/ME%206.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/21797/; https://jms.mabjournal.com/index.php/mab/index

There has been a surge in interest in using food waste (FW) as an insect-rearing substrate in recent years. We examine the effect of protein-based food waste (leftover boneless chicken, LBC), carbohydrate-based food waste (overnight rice, OR), and fruit-based food waste (rotten banana, RB) on the fo...