It was concluded that a daily rate of 100 mg chicken feed per
larva met both the demand for a nutrient-rich prepupal output
and high organic matter degradation within a short time
(Figure 3).
Using the digestible energy as a reference value, the
present results can be projected to different kinds of organic
waste (Table 5). Depending on larval density and waste
source, a daily load of 3–8 kg m–2 can be applied to a black
soldier fly CORS system. Needless to say that the calculated
feeding rates presented in Table 5 are based on rough estimations
and have to be interpreted carefully as they
depend on other factors such as material moisture or fibre