Comparison of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) Growth and Frass Production Fed with Fermented Food Waste, Coconut Dregs and Cow Manure

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  • Noor Ezlin Ahmad Basri, Nur Asyiqin Azman, Irfana Kabir Ahmad, Fatihah Suja, Nurul Ain Abdul Jalil, Muhammad Amir Mohd Partonoor,

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https://doi.org/10.17762/msea.v71i4.617

Abstract

Currently, many producers of organic waste streams pay for the treatment or disposal of organic waste. Alternatively, organic waste could be treated using Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) to produce various beneficial products. BSFL may ingest a wide range of organic materials, including food waste, industrial agricultural products, and animal waste. The goal of this study is to measure the growth of larvae and to examine the texture of the frass produced based on different types of waste such as fermented food waste, coconut dregs and cow manure. For each type of waste, 10,000 BSFL was fed at a rate of 100mg/day. Following the treatment, parameters such as larval weight and length, pH value, temperature, moisture content, odor, and frass texture were collected and analyzed. The duration of this treatment is 32 days. From this study the larvae weighted 0.178g fed with fermented food waste and measured 1.88cm in length. The larvae weighed 0.1g and measured 1.53cm in length when fed with coconut dregs, while the larvae weighed 0.013g and measured 0.7cm in length when fed with cow manure. Frass produced by cow manure was the driest compared to food waste and coconut dregs. This condition may be due to the initial moisture content of cow manure is 62.28% in comparison to fermented food waste (74.69%) and coconut dregs (78.96%). In conclusion, fermented food waste is the most suitable type of waste to be fed to BSFL in comparison to coconut dregs and cow manure, however the frass produced is comparatively wet and greasy that requires further treatment for applications.

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2022-08-29

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Noor Ezlin Ahmad Basri, Nur Asyiqin Azman, Irfana Kabir Ahmad, Fatihah Suja, Nurul Ain Abdul Jalil, Muhammad Amir Mohd Partonoor,. (2022). Comparison of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) Growth and Frass Production Fed with Fermented Food Waste, Coconut Dregs and Cow Manure. Mathematical Statistician and Engineering Applications, 71(4), 1201–1209. https://doi.org/10.17762/msea.v71i4.617

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