Insect Pest Control Laboratory, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, International Atomic Energy Agency, A-1400, Vienna, Austria.
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé/Direction Régionale de l'Ouest (IRSS/DRO), 01 BP 545, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
Sci Rep. 2019 Aug 6;9(1):11403. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-47817-x.
The black soldier fly, yellow mealworm and house fly are known for their wide distribution, ease of breeding, and environmental and nutritional attributes. Diets based on these fly proteins for the rearing of mosquito larvae are more accessible and affordable when compared to the reference IAEA diet which consists largely of costly livestock products such as bovine liver powder. Following a step-by-step assessment, we developed diet mixtures based on insect meal for the optimal mass production of Aedes albopictus and Ae. aegypti. Based on the assessed parameters including mosquito egg hatch, body size, flight ability, longevity and diet cost reduction, two mixtures are recommended: 1/2 tuna meal (TM) + 7/20 black soldier fly (BSF) + 3/20 brewer's yeast and 1/2 TM + 1/2 BSF. These findings, which could be adapted to other mosquito species, provide alternative protein sources for mass rearing insects for genetic control strategies.
黑腹果蝇、黄粉虫和家蝇分布广泛，易于繁殖，具有环境和营养特性。与主要由昂贵的牲畜产品（如牛肝粉）组成的参考 IAEA 饮食相比，以这些蝇类蛋白为基础的饲养蚊子幼虫的饮食更加容易获得和负担得起。在进行了逐步评估后，我们开发了基于昆虫粉的饮食混合物，以实现白纹伊蚊和埃及伊蚊的最佳大量生产。根据包括蚊子卵孵化、体型、飞行能力、寿命和饮食成本降低在内的评估参数，推荐了两种混合物：1/2 金枪鱼粉（TM）+7/20 黑腹果蝇（BSF）+3/20 啤酒酵母和 1/2 TM+1/2 BSF。这些发现可以适应其他蚊子种类，为大规模饲养昆虫用于遗传控制策略提供了替代蛋白质来源。
