The potential of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) as a biological control for the house fly, Musca domestica
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https://doi.org/10.53797/agrotech.v3i1.7.2024Keywords:
black soldier fly, house fly, biological control, insect population, waste managementAbstract
The presence of black soldier fly (BSF) in livestock farms has been shown to reduce house fly populations. It is believed caused by the interspecific interaction between these two species. The objective of this project is to evaluate the potential of BSF larvae as biological control agents for house flies in livestock farms. In the bioassay treatment of the effects of repelling house fly oviposition, the effectiveness of each treatment was measured by the number of hatching house fly larvae in each treated chicken manure samples. The less the number of house fly larvae the higher the effectiveness of the treatment. The bioassay’s results show that there were significant differences in the number of house fly larvae hatched between controls treatment with 40 BSF treatment (F = 170.93, df = 3, P < 0.01) and 80 BSF treatment (F = 529.99, df = 3, P < 0.01). Meanwhile, there was no significant difference between treatments with 20 BSF (F = 4.19, df = 3, P < 0.05). The reduction of the house fly population regarding to the increasing of BSF larvae number in the treatment suggested the density-dependant factor alongside with the depletion of the nutrient in the treated manure for house fly larvae to growth.
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