بررسی عملکرد جذب دور ریز موم زنبور عسل به عنوان تله تخم جهت تخمریزی مگس سرباز سیاه (Black soldier fly)

Hermetia illucens (L.) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae), also known as the Black Soldier Fly (BSF), is a beneficial insect that plays a crucial role in organic waste recycling. In nature, these flies lay their eggs on various organic materials. In controlled indoor environments, the collection of egg clusters is essential for mass breeding, and this is typically done using egg traps. The most commonly used and cost-effective egg traps are corrugated fiber sheets (cardboard), which are classified as dry waste and are not biodegradable. In this research, beeswax was investigated as a potential alternative to cardboard, considering its economic and environmentally friendly properties. To eliminate the influence of important environmental factors such as light, temperature, and humidity, the control and treatment samples were kept in constant and identical conditions. Glass cages with dimensions of 24.5 x 24.5 cm2 were used for the study. This experiment was performed in three replicates. Each cage contained 50 ready-to-spawn female flies and a 10-cell piece of wax (one side of the wax). In the control cage, a piece of fluted corrugated fiber sheet B (cardboard) with 10 grooves (each groove representing one wax cell) was placed. After 48 hours, the treatment and control groups were examined, and the number of cells containing egg clusters was counted and recorded. The data were analyzed using SPSS software and Turkey's method. The results of this research showed that there was no significant difference between the use of cardboard and wax at the 5% probability level, and beeswax can be a good alternative to cardboard for trapping eggs in BSF breeding.