Processing of plant waste by black lionfly larvae (Hermetia illucens L.)

The issue of waste disposal of plant origin is a problem, the solution of which is currently an urgent task. The issue and problematic of excessive accumulation of waste is recognized by the vast majority of highly developed countries of the world. In order to overcome this problem, disposal mechanisms are permanently improved, procedures for their processing and biological cleaning and incineration technologies are introduced. A significant reason for the collection of a large amount of waste as a result of agricultural activity is the organization of their disposal at an insufficient level. As one of the options for solving this ecological situation can be the processing of organic waste with the help of larvae of the Black Lionfly (Hermetia illucens Linnaeus, 1758) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae). Thus, the purpose of this article is to study the processing of various agricultural wastes of plant origin using Black Lionfly larvae and to clarify the structure and sequence of technological processes of a biological-technological enterprise. The breeding process of the Black Lionfly on plant waste was studied, and the biological and technological parameters of the obtained biomaterial were determined. It has been proven that the Black Lion fly is highly effective for processing waste from agricultural production of plant origin. It has been proven that obtaining a highly viable culture of insects is possible under the conditions of feeding the larvae with wheat bran, cake, a mixture of watermelon + cantaloupe, non-standard zucchini, a mixture of potato + carrot + cabbage, non-standard; substandard bread cereals. The structure of a waste processing enterprise is proposed, which includes four stages: obtaining 1st instar larvae for waste processing; preparation of waste for processing by larvae; waste processing; final (receiving humus and larvae)