Im a small scale farmer in texas. I raise red wigglers and BSFL as well as edbile and medicinal plants.
Currently, it is almost june bug (phyllophaga ) season and the larvea often known as white grub worms are everywhere! Through observation of the larvae and the soil they dwell in, I see them producing large amounts of frass.
My limited knowledge of soil dwelling insects tells me the frass of the larvae could potentially be a nutrient rich material useful for fertilizing.
All the research I have found on phyllophaga lists them as a destructive agricultural pest. But very little to no mention of the nutritional content of their frass.
Does anyone have information on the frass of phyllophaga larvae? Any information is appreciated. Including general information on how the analysis of frass would be preformed
I plan to send a sample of collected frass to a lab for analysis if i can find one that will do it.
Thanks for reading!
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