Black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens) larvae powder as a larval diet ingredient for mass-rearing Aedes mosquitoes

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Table 2

Male pupation, emergence and adult production percentages, and flight ability of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus reared with different larval mixtures.

Species	Diet mixtures	Male pupation rate (%)	Male emergence rate (%)	Male adult production (%)	Male flight ability (%)
Aedes aegypti	Diet A	42.92 ± 0.38^a	95.12 ± 1.01^a	40.82 ± 0.36^a	62.61 ± 2.01^a
	Diet B	42.08 ± 1.21^b	96.94 ± 0.53^b	40.80 ± 1.17^a	59.00 ± 2.30^a
	Diet C	43.23 ± 1.81^a	97.93 ± 0.83^c	42.33 ± 1.77^b	63.06 ± 2.01^a
Aedes albopictus	Diet A	38.19 ± 0.30^a	97.85 ± 0.20^a	36.33 ± 0.29^a	76.40 ± 4.39^a
	Diet B	37.43 ± 1.45^b	99.25 ± 0.20^b	36.29 ± 1.40^a	77.67 ± 3.33^a
	Diet C	33.40 ± 2.35^c	98.25 ± 0.20^c	32.71 ± 2.31^b	78.71 ± 3.51^a

TM = tuna meal, BLP = bovine liver powder, BSF = black soldier fly. Diet A = 50% TM + 35% BLP + 15% BY, Diet B = 50% TM + 35% BSF + 15% BY, Diet C = 50% TM + 50% BSF. Different superscript letters indicate significant differences among diet treatments. Values are Means ± SE.

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