Fermentation of Cassava Skin Waste and Beef Cattle Manure as Growing Media on The Condition of Maggot (Hermetia illucens) Media

Abstract

This study aims to determine and examine the use of beef cattle manure and fermented cassava skin waste as a growing medium on the condition of the Black Soldier Fly (BSF) maggot media. The research method used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consisting of 5 treatments and replications. Treatment (P0 = 100% Beef cattle manure; P1 = 80% Beef cattle manure + 20% Fermented Cassava Peel; P2 = 60% Beef cattle manure + 40% Fermented Cassava Peel; P3 = 40% Beef cattle manure + 60% Fermented Cassava Peel; P4 = 20% Beef cattle manure + 80% Fermented Cassava Peel. The variables observed were pH, morning temperature, afternoon temperature, and evening temperature. The data obtained were analysed using ANOVA. Significantly different results were further tested using Duncan. Fermentation of cassava and beef cattle skin waste as a maggot growth medium had a significant effect (P <0.05) on pH and afternoon temperature but had no significant effect on morning and afternoon temperature. This study concluded that treatment P4 had the highest average at noon and afternoon temperatures of 31.92⁰C; 29.83⁰C, treatment P0 was highest at pH of 8.57. The highest P2 treatment fibre at a morning temperature of 26.34⁰C. The pH and temperature of the media in this study can still be tolerated by maggots for their growth and development.

Keywords: Fermented Cassava Peel, beef Cattle Manure, Temperature, pH.