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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Bimbile Somda NS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6684809 | biostudies-other | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Scientific reports 20190806 1
The black soldier fly, yellow mealworm and house fly are known for their wide distribution, ease of breeding, and environmental and nutritional attributes. Diets based on these fly proteins for the rearing of mosquito larvae are more accessible and affordable when compared to the reference IAEA diet which consists largely of costly livestock products such as bovine liver powder. Following a step-by-step assessment, we developed diet mixtures based on insect meal for the optimal mass production o ...[more]