Explanation:
• 1250 5-day-old larvae process 1 kg of waste efficiently.
• 45 000 neonates per gram.
• Egg mass: assumed 20% heavier than neonate mass.
• Survival rate for hatching: 80% (eggs → neonates).
• Survival rate for nursing: 90% (neonates → 5-day-old larvae).
• Default 5-day-old larva weight is 2.5 mg (used for early biomass estimate).
• Survival rate in bioconversion: 95% (5-day-old to harvest).
• Larval biomass conversion: 20% of fed waste becomes harvestable larval biomass.
• Frass conversion: 20% of fed waste becomes frass.

Remaining mass is lost as CO₂, water evaporation, and heat.