Banana and cassava peel waste bioconversion using black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae

Rahmi, Firli Azkia and Elfidasari, Dewi and Fahmi, Melta Rini (2020) Banana and cassava peel waste bioconversion using black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae. International Journal of Entomology Research, 5 (4). pp. 67-70. ISSN 2455-4758

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Abstract

Banana and cassava are typical plant which produces useful fruits and tubers. However, the improper management of peel waste poses danger to the environment and human health. Previous research stated that, black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) is used as bioconversion agents that can convert various types of organic wastes into high-nutrient biomass products and also, residues as organic fertilizer / compost. This study was aimed to analyze the growth and nutritional content of BSFL, the physical properties of compost, produced from banana peel processing and cassava peel waste. The BSFL growing media used in this study were, banana peel waste (L1), cassava peel waste (L2), and a mixture of both banana and cassava peel waste (L3) with a ratio of 1:1. Meanwhile, the results showed that the highest BSFL growth (including: length, width, and weight) was generated in the L1 treatment, followed by the L3 and L2 treatments. Also, proximate analysis indicated that, larvae have a protein and fat content of 25.34-33.71% and 6.11-28.27% respectively. Therefore, the resulting fine residue satisfies the requirements for soil compost.

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