Isolation and identification of fungi (mold and yeast) on BSF Maggot (Hermetia illucens) growing media using livestock waste

If the issue of trash with high organic content is not handled correctly, it will affect both the environment and human health. BSF maggots can convert it through a bioconversion process to get over this issue. Fungi are one type of microorganism in the medium that can contribute to this process. This study attempts to separate and characterize fungi (yeast and mold) in BSF maggot media that come from organic kitchen waste, dairy cow dung, and milk waste sludge, both before and after the BSF maggots break them down. The data was descriptively examined using an exploratory approach with four treatments and five replications. 100% organic kitchen waste (R0), 50% organic kitchen waste and 50% dairy cow manure (R1), 50% organic kitchen waste and 50% dairy waste sludge (R2), and 33.3% organic kitchen waste, 33, 3% dairy cow manure, and 33.3% dairy waste sludge (R3) were the treatments given. T-test findings showed that there was no significant change in the number of prints. However, there was a significant difference (P<0.05) in the number of yeasts in treatments R2 and R3. Aspergillus sp., Rhizopus sp., Mucor sp., Penicillium sp., and Trichoderma sp. is a type of mold found. Saccharomyces and Candida are the types of yeast found.