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The Larval Age and Mouth Morphology of the Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens (Diptera: Stratiomyidae)  

Kim, Won-Tae (Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University)
Bae, Sung-Woo (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Park, Hae-Cheol (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Park, Kwan-Ho (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Lee, Sang-Beom (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Choi, Young-Cheol (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Han, Sang-Mi (National Academy of Agricultural Science, RDA)
Koh, Young-Ho (Ilsong Institute of Life Science, Hallym University)
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International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials / v.21, no.2, 2010 , pp. 185-187 More about this Journal
Abstract
Most studies of the black soldier fly, Hermitia illucens, widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia and America focused on the use of larvae for recycling various organic materials and feed for fish and livestock. To recognize the instars of the soldier fly's larvae, we examined the number of exuviae originated from each larva from 1st instar to pupa. The weight and the head capsule width of the black soldier fly larvae also confirmed that the black soldier fly was passed through 6th instars. In addition, we found that the black soldier fly larvae had a well developed mandibular-maxillary complex, similar to those reported from the larvae of scavengers including Odontomyia cincta, Neopachygaster maculicornis, Ptecticus brunettii and Stratiomys ruficornis.
Keywords
Hermitia illucens; Larval duration; Morphology of mouthpart; BSF;
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