Production efficiency and nutritional potential of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758) larvae with an evaluation of growth performance in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linnaeus, 1758)
Fahima Israt, Md Manzoorul Kibria, Mahmudul Hasan, Mohammad Shamsil Arafeen · 2026
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Fahima Israt and colleagues evaluated in 2026 whether black soldier fly larvae, raised on organic waste, could replace commercial feed for Nile tilapia in Bangladesh. Larvae were reared on a mix of four waste types, and their yield, waste reduction, and nutritional makeup were measured across months. Thirty young tilapia were then split between tanks fed entirely on commercial feed and tanks fed entirely on larvae.
Larvae proved richer in protein, fat, and ash than the commercial product, and April was the peak production month. Fish on the all-larvae diet grew about as well as the control group, with a slight edge, while feed cost per kilogram fell to less than half. The authors present insect larvae as a cheaper, waste-fed protein source for local fish farming.
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| CREATOR | Fahima Israt, Md Manzoorul Kibria, Mahmudul Hasan, Mohammad Shamsil Arafeen |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 28923 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |