Nutritional content and bioconversion efficiency of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) : harvest as larvae or prepupae?

dc.contributor.authorParry, Nina Jennifer
dc.contributor.authorWeldon, Christopher William
dc.contributor.emailcwweldon@zoology.up.ac.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-10T09:35:10Z
dc.date.available2022-10-10T09:35:10Z
dc.date.issued2021-11
dc.description.abstractMost research on nutritional composition that relates to use of fly larvae as an alternative ingredient in animal feed has focused on the prepupal stage of Hermetia illucens. However, crude protein and lipid content of H. illucens larvae vary dramatically during larval development, and little evidence has been presented to support use of prepupae for animal feed. The aim of this study was to establish the nutritional value of larvae and prepupae of H. illucens reared on organic waste streams for use in animal feed. The effect of harvesting of either larvae or prepupae on waste reduction was also measured. Freshly hatched neonates (90 mg) were placed on 12 kg of mixed pre-consumer waste and held at 28°C. Moisture content, crude protein, crude lipid, ash, fibre, survival, total biomass, individual larval biomass, waste reduction and bioconversion on a dry matter basis were determined and compared between larvae harvested on Day 15 and prepupae harvested on Day 20. Prepupae had higher fibre content than larvae, while moisture content, crude protein, crude lipid and ash did not differ between the two groups. Total biomass was higher in larvae than in prepupae due to mortality between the two stages. Size of individual larvae was very similar between the two groups. In terms of nutritional content or biomass production, it is not detrimental to harvest larvae early or to harvest a mixture of larvae and prepupae or prepupae only. However, harvesting later, when larvae have become prepupae, would lead to a reduction in potential harvest and total biomass output, especially as survival declines over time. Bioconversion and waste reduction did not differ between Day 15 and Day 20, indicating that nutrient recovery from waste was not improved by harvesting at the prepupal stage.en_US
dc.description.departmentZoology and Entomologyen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2022en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSouth African Department of Trade and Industry.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20521758en_US
dc.identifier.citationParry, N.J. & Weldon, C.W. 2021, 'Nutritional content and bioconversion efficiency of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): harvest as larvae or prepupae?', Austral Entomology, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 707-712, doi : 10.1111/aen.12571.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2052-1758 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1111/aen.12571
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.up.ac.za/handle/2263/87606
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWileyen_US
dc.rights© 2021 Australian Entomological Society. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : 'Nutritional content and bioconversion efficiency of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae): harvest as larvae or prepupae?', Austral Entomology, vol. 60, no. 4, pp. 707-712, 2021, doi : 10.1111/aen.12571. The definite version is available at : https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/20521758.en_US
dc.subjectWaste reductionen_US
dc.subjectSmall industrial scaleen_US
dc.subjectProximate analysisen_US
dc.subjectMoisture contenten_US
dc.subjectFibreen_US
dc.subjectBiomassen_US
dc.titleNutritional content and bioconversion efficiency of Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) : harvest as larvae or prepupae?en_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

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