Testing the possibility of processing by Hermetia Illucens larvae of mycotoxin-contaminated waste of an agricultural complex

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A study of the effects on the growth, survival rate and development of H. illucens larvae contaminated with mycotoxins by-products of the agro-industrial complex is presented. For the investigated substrates, the level of substrate reduction by larvae and substrate conversion ratio in H. illucens biomass were determined. The content of the mycotoxin deoxynivalenol (DON) in protein meal produced from H. illucens larvae that grew and developed on a substrate prepared with the addition of mycotoxin contaminated corn was investigated.