Influence of Temperature on the Development of Black Soldier Fly Hermetia illucens
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https://doi.org/10.55446/IJE.2023.1297Keywords:
Hermetia illucens, growth, temperature, larvae, prepupae, pupae, adults, fecundity, hatchability, survival, lifecycle, periods, rice bran, groundnut oil cakesAbstract
Black soldier fly Hermetia illucens L (Stratiomyidae: Diptera) was raised on a diet of rice bran and groundnut oil cakes at different temperatures (20± 2, 24± 2, and 27± 2°C) with a relative humidity of 75.5%; lifecycle was found to be the shortest at 27± 2°C, and adult longevity increased by two days. Also, there was a higher survival rate for larvae, prepupae, pupae and adults, and the fecundity and hatchability increased at this temperature.
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