The black soldier fly has shown great promise in addressing two environmental concerns: (1) waste management; and (2) protein supplementation for use as feed for livestock, poultry, and aquaculture. Thus, tremendous efforts have been placed on mass-production of the black soldier fly. Currently, little is known about the thermal tolerance limits of black soldier fly eggs and immatures. The objective of this study was to determine the lower temperature threshold for black soldier fly development. Development time, egg eclosion and adult emergence success were measured at 12, 16 and 19 °C. We determined that the lower threshold for egg hatch was between 12 and 16 °C, taking 15 days to hatch. Furthermore, we determined that the lower temperature threshold for larvae is between 16 and 19 °C with egg hatch in 7.75 days at 19 °C. Mean development time from egg to adult at 19 °C was 72 days.
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Lower temperature threshold of black soldier fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) development
L.A. Holmes Related information
1Department of Biology, Queen’s University, 116 Barrie Street, Kingston, K7L 3N6 Ontario, Canada.
*12lh22@queensu. ca
, S.L. VanLaerhoven Related information*12lh22@queensu.
2Department of Biology, University of Windsor, 401 Sunset Avenue, Windsor, N9B 3P4 Ontario, Canada.
, J.K. Tomberlin Related information3Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University, 2475 TAMU, College Station, 77843-2475 TX, USA.
Journal of Insects as Food and Feed: 2
(4)- Pages: 255 - 262
Published Online: June 10, 2016
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