Effect of Different Ratio of Tofu Dregs Enriched With White Rice Towards the Growth of Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Abstract

Black Soldier Fly (BSF) is an insect that can be found mostly in Argentina to the central USA. The larvae from Black Soldier Fly have been known to have many advantages and functions when they are reared, one of them is to be used as protein-rich feed for various animal varieties. Giving the larvae different kinds of feed yielded different results towards the growth of the larvae. In this research, larvae were given kitchen waste (CUS) and different ratios of tofu dregs that are enriched with white rice (1:1, 1:2, 2:1) to know the effect towards its growth in terms of length and weight. According to the result, the best overall larvae from 100%CUS with 1.45cm and 0.0076gr per larvae while the least overall larvae came from 100% Rice with 1.01cm and 0.0032gr per larvae. Compared to the proposed method, TD 1:2 Rice resulted in the best overall larvae even though it was still below the 100% CUS.