Black soldiers flies Larvae

Black soldiers flies larvae

An adult female lays between 206 and 639 eggs at a time.These eggs are typically deposited in crevices or on surfaces above or adjacent to decaying matter such as manure or compost and hatch in about 4 days. Freshly emerged larvae are 1.0 millimetre, being able to reach a length of 25 millimetres and weight of 0.10 to 0.22 grams, by the end of larval stage.

The larval stage last about 22 days, of which the postfeeding (prepupal) stage lasts around 7 days.The length of larval stage can be delayed by months due to low temperature or lack of food.

The pupal stage lasts from 1 to 2 weeks. Adults can live typically 47 to 73 days when provided with water and food, such as sugar in captivity or nectar in the wild, or survive for about 8 to 10 days on fat reserves gathered during larval stage when water is provided.

Human relevance and Use of Black soldier fly:

The larvae and adults are considered neither pests nor vectors. Instead, black soldier fly larvae play a similar role to that of red worms as essential decomposers in breaking down organic substrates and returning nutrients to the soil.

The larvae have voracious appetites and can be used for composting household food scraps and agricultural waste products.

Additionally, black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) are an alternative source of protein for aquaculture, animal feed, pet food and human nutrition.

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