Study On The Rearing Condition And Bioenrichment To Zinc Of Tenebrio Molitor L

This paper contains two major parts. The first part discusses about the effects of the five factors:temperature,relative air moisture,rate of frass sifting,density of larvae,fodder water percentage to growth speed and survival rate of older mealworm (Tenebrio molitor L.) larvae through rotational composite design of quadratic regression. Two models were established to describe the effects of the five factors. The models showed that percentage of fodder water is the major factor that has effect on the growing speed of T. molitor larvae,and fodder water is the major factor on death rate. The models also show that temperature on growth speed,temperature and fodder have important effects on death rate,and the significant test showed they have significant difference on 1% or 5% level. From the two models,by frequency analysis,we can get the optimizing rearing condition,in which the mealworm larvae overweight 10% per day,temperature is 25-26 ,frass sifting rate is once 2-4 days,density of larvae is 0.61-0.79 g/cm2,fodder water is 33.27% -39.71%. And the rearing condition,in which total death rate of T. molitor larvae in 18 days is below 0.5%,is that temperature is 24-25 ,relative air moisture is 64%-70%,density of larvae is 0.42-0.49 g/cm2,and fodder water is 13.48%-17.48%.The aim of the second part of this paper investigates the elemental enrichment ability of T. molitor by feeding on high Zinc fodder. In certain range,the bioenrichment of the mealworm larvae to Zinc in reference to the dosage added in the fodder is accorded with cubic curve relation:Y=181.2517+20.9314X-0.4099X2+ 0.0025X3. And the enrichment ability of T. molitor larvae in reference to the weight is also accorded with the cubic model:Y=35.8325+61.4155X-10.2980X2+0.4434X3. The enrichment of the larvae to Zinc can get to a high level in 2 to 3 days. This is anadvantage to numerous rearing of the mealworm. But we do not find a good rearing way to enhance the rate of bioenrichment to Zinc. And the further research about this is anticipated.