Black soldier ßy development is influenced by moisture of the larval resource(Fatchurochimetal.1989).
Fresh dairy manure can be as high as 87% moisture, as
reported by the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE) (Adhikari et al. 2005). Average percentage moisture of manure in this study was 70%,
whereas the artiÞcial diet studies ranged from 52 to
70% moisture (Furman et al. 1959, Tomberlin et al.
2002). Fatchurochim et al. (1989) determined black
soldier ßies optimally developed in manure with 40Ð
60%moisture and percentage survival at greater moisture levels was significantly reduced.