Thank you for sharing this experiment. It is a great question to ask. I wish you could do side by side of 100% azolla feed versus regular feed to see if 100% azolla fed BSFL are smaller/less active or not, compared to regular feed. I am curious to see your other updates. Best wishes.
Dry matter % of Azolla is very less as well as due to lack of carbohydrate BSF larvae not grow up enough.So need to add some carbohydrate source with Azolla. I grateful to you for your splendid effort.
@@visihafsa3492 lol what's the value of feeding expired milk to larvae..the main use of larvae is to decrease the feed cost by replacing fish meal.. instead of getting expired milk it ould be better to get fish meal
Good experiment to look for alternatives. In my experiences azolla or similar products decompose natiurlly and not eaten much by bsf. Yes please note weight gain and only then you can conclude if bsfl ate azolla.
there is lots indian tods frogs which are posinoss to animals normaly ( I ve killed few ducks with them ) Have you tried to feed BLSF with tods ? so they might convert the poison from frog to usable protein in magots
Any invasive aquatic weed would be good as input if you live in a region actively looking to get rid of it. Supplemental but still an income stream if it works
No, bsf protein content varies from what food they are fed on. If low-protein feeds are fed, BSF protein content only 28%, If they are fed high protein feeds, it can get to 48%protein content on bsf. that's according to some research I've read.
Not very economical as the Azolla has commercial value as feed for ducks. Feed the BSF rotten decaying vegetables and fruits destined for landfill sites but dry it first. Then will it be worth the effort as you can get it for free.
