Influence of Resources on Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Larval Development
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Arthropod development can be used to determine the time of colonization of human remains to infer a minimum postmortem interval. The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens L. (Diptera. Stratiomyidae) is native to North America and is unique in that its larvae can consume a wide range of decomposing organic material, including carrion. Larvae development was observed on six resources: control poultry feed, liver, manure, kitchen waste, fruits and vegetables, and fish rendering. Larvae fed manure were shorter, weighed less, and took longer to develop. Kitchen waste produced longer and heavier larvae, whereas larvae fed fish had almost 100% mortality. Black soldier flies can colonize human remains, which in many instances can coincide with food and organic wastes. Therefore, it is necessary to understand black soldier fly development on different food resources other than carrion tissue to properly estimate their age when recovered from human remains.
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BSFL convert various organic wastes into protein and fat-rich biomass that is harmless to animals and is a suitable substitute for conventional proteins in animal diets.
“BSFL convert various organic wastes into protein and fat-rich biomass [56] that is harmless to animals and is a suitable substitute for the conventional proteins in animal diets [25].”
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A Review of Organic Waste Treatment Using Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens)
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“[56] used shredded maize straw as a substrate; the optimal fermented straw was obtained by mixing Aspergillus oryzae in an inoculation ratio of 4000:1 and fermenting it for 24 h in a 32.”
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- Authors
- Nguyen, T. T. X., Tomberlin, J. K., & Vanlaerhoven, S.
- Affiliations
- University of Windsor (CA)
- Texas A&M University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Nguyen, Trinh T. X.
- Venue
- Journal of Medical Entomology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2013-07-01
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 898-906
- ISSN
- 0022-2585 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2037082629
- Cited by
- 295
- References
- 2
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- FWCI
- 3.21
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc
- Locations
- Journal of Medical Entomology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- BioOne Complete (BioOne) (submittedVersion)
- Scholarship at UWindsor (University of Windsor) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Forensic Entomology and Diptera Studies
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect Utilization and Effects
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Diptera species taxonomy and behavior
- Keywords
- Hermetia illucens, larval development, food resources, minimum postmortem interval, human remains, forensic entomology, manure, kitchen waste, liver, poultry feed, carrion decomposition
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Animal Feed, Diet, Diptera, Larva, Forensic Sciences
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