Co-occurrence of different insect species in oviposition media of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)

The black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) is well known as a non-pest tropical insect which is distributed in warm temperature and tropic regions. The larvae of this species consume mainly on decomposing organic materials. In this study, fermented coconut waste (CW) was...

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Main Authors: Hadura Abu Hasan,, Fitree Dina,
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Published: Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
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spelling my-ukm.journal.146422020-05-18T02:11:42Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14642/ Co-occurrence of different insect species in oviposition media of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) Hadura Abu Hasan, Fitree Dina, The black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) is well known as a non-pest tropical insect which is distributed in warm temperature and tropic regions. The larvae of this species consume mainly on decomposing organic materials. In this study, fermented coconut waste (CW) was used as oviposition media for black soldier fly. For each sampling, the oviposition media were placed inside five (5) black bins (43 cm diameter x 50 cm height) for ten days in Taman Flora, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). There was co-occurrence of other insect species found in oviposition media of black soldier fly. A total of 3554 insects belonging to four (4) orders were encountered during the study period of eight months, namely, Blattidae, Coleoptera, Diptera and Hymenoptera. Highest number of individuals was recorded from the order Diptera of the family Drosophilidae (N=1890, 53.18%) and followed by the family of Phoridae (N=1350, 37.99%). The percentage of insect species occurred in the following order, Epunaea luteolus (3.71%) ˃ Scarabaeidae (3.38%) ˃ Oecophylla smaragdina (0.90%) ˃ Symploce pallens (0.59%) ˃ Periplaneta fuliginosa (0.23%) ˃ and Paederus littoralis (0.03%). The finding of this study is of great important to identify the multiple species of insects that contribute either as visitor, decomposer, competitor, or predator to the black soldier fly colony. Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019-12 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14642/1/29294-116236-1-PB.pdf Hadura Abu Hasan, and Fitree Dina, (2019) Co-occurrence of different insect species in oviposition media of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Serangga, 24 (2). pp. 1-14. ISSN 1394-5130 http://ejournals.ukm.my/serangga/issue/view/1237/showToc
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description The black soldier fly (BSF), Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) is well known as a non-pest tropical insect which is distributed in warm temperature and tropic regions. The larvae of this species consume mainly on decomposing organic materials. In this study, fermented coconut waste (CW) was used as oviposition media for black soldier fly. For each sampling, the oviposition media were placed inside five (5) black bins (43 cm diameter x 50 cm height) for ten days in Taman Flora, School of Biological Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). There was co-occurrence of other insect species found in oviposition media of black soldier fly. A total of 3554 insects belonging to four (4) orders were encountered during the study period of eight months, namely, Blattidae, Coleoptera, Diptera and Hymenoptera. Highest number of individuals was recorded from the order Diptera of the family Drosophilidae (N=1890, 53.18%) and followed by the family of Phoridae (N=1350, 37.99%). The percentage of insect species occurred in the following order, Epunaea luteolus (3.71%) ˃ Scarabaeidae (3.38%) ˃ Oecophylla smaragdina (0.90%) ˃ Symploce pallens (0.59%) ˃ Periplaneta fuliginosa (0.23%) ˃ and Paederus littoralis (0.03%). The finding of this study is of great important to identify the multiple species of insects that contribute either as visitor, decomposer, competitor, or predator to the black soldier fly colony.
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author Hadura Abu Hasan,
Fitree Dina,
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Fitree Dina,
Co-occurrence of different insect species in oviposition media of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
author_facet Hadura Abu Hasan,
Fitree Dina,
author_sort Hadura Abu Hasan,
title Co-occurrence of different insect species in oviposition media of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
title_short Co-occurrence of different insect species in oviposition media of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
title_full Co-occurrence of different insect species in oviposition media of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
title_fullStr Co-occurrence of different insect species in oviposition media of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
title_full_unstemmed Co-occurrence of different insect species in oviposition media of black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)
title_sort co-occurrence of different insect species in oviposition media of black soldier fly, hermetia illucens (diptera: stratiomyidae)
publisher Pusat Sistematik Serangga, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate 2019
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14642/1/29294-116236-1-PB.pdf
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