Comments on: About This Blog http://blacksoldierflyblog.com Bio-Composting with Black Soldier Fly Larvae - Fascinating, Responsible and Rewarding Wed, 16 May 2012 12:22:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Steven Van Ginkel http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3772 Steven Van Ginkel Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:49:19 +0000 http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/?page_id=67#comment-3772 Hi, Georgia Tech will be building a BSL colony to treat >1000lbs of food waste per day. Please email me if you know of a good way to scale up the system for self harvesting and automatic feeding of Tilapia. Thanks, Steve svg7@mail.gatech.edu Hi, Georgia Tech will be building a BSL colony to treat >1000lbs of food waste per day. Please email me if you know of a good way to scale up the system for self harvesting and automatic feeding of Tilapia.

Thanks,
Steve
svg7@mail.gatech.edu

]]> By: Mike aka BW http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3026 Mike aka BW Wed, 09 Nov 2011 18:29:40 +0000 http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/?page_id=67#comment-3026 Sara there's a discussion about earthworms and BSFL <a href="http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/2008/06/09/earthworm-plus-black-soldier-fly-larvae/" rel="nofollow">here</a>. BSF are seasonal. Sara there’s a discussion about earthworms and BSFL here. BSF are seasonal.

]]> By: Black Soldier Flies « The MurrTudi Homestead http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3008 Black Soldier Flies « The MurrTudi Homestead Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:57:17 +0000 http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/?page_id=67#comment-3008 [...] out that the grubs we found in the worm bin are black soldier fly larvae; I identified them with this blog, which is entirely about the wonders of the black soldier fly and it’s larvae.  Apparently [...] [...] out that the grubs we found in the worm bin are black soldier fly larvae; I identified them with this blog, which is entirely about the wonders of the black soldier fly and it’s larvae.  Apparently [...]

]]> By: Sara http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-3007 Sara Sun, 06 Nov 2011 22:22:31 +0000 http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/?page_id=67#comment-3007 Neat blog! I'm glad i found it, as we just noticed our worm bin has as many of these guys in it as it does red worms! Do you have any experience with, or have you heard anything about, red worms and BSF larvae co-existing well in the same bin? Our worm bins tend to be too wet because they're plastic and we throw in too many coffee grounds/tea bags and never enough bedding, so it seems like they'd be perfect for BSF in the wet, slimy patches and good for the worms in the dryer areas of the bin. Also, I would like to feed some of the larvae to my chickens, but don't want to completely decimate the BSF population- how many do i have to leave behind to ensure a continuing supply? And are these flies seasonal? Thanks much for your help! Sara Neat blog! I’m glad i found it, as we just noticed our worm bin has as many of these guys in it as it does red worms!

Do you have any experience with, or have you heard anything about, red worms and BSF larvae co-existing well in the same bin? Our worm bins tend to be too wet because they’re plastic and we throw in too many coffee grounds/tea bags and never enough bedding, so it seems like they’d be perfect for BSF in the wet, slimy patches and good for the worms in the dryer areas of the bin.

Also, I would like to feed some of the larvae to my chickens, but don’t want to completely decimate the BSF population- how many do i have to leave behind to ensure a continuing supply? And are these flies seasonal?

Thanks much for your help!
Sara

]]> By: Deana Rodriguez http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2911 Deana Rodriguez Sun, 30 Oct 2011 02:50:37 +0000 http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/?page_id=67#comment-2911 This information is great! My vermicompost bin, which I have had for 3 years, has developed into a bin with more grubs than worms, and I was very worried these grubs were harmful, or would grow into a destructive bug. My 9 year old and I read your blog and my child's first response was, "awesome!" Thank you, Deana This information is great! My vermicompost bin, which I have had for 3 years, has developed into a bin with more grubs than worms, and I was very worried these grubs were harmful, or would grow into a destructive bug. My 9 year old and I read your blog and my child’s first response was, “awesome!”

Thank you,
Deana

]]> By: Jack Petrovic http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-2247 Jack Petrovic Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:34:52 +0000 http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/?page_id=67#comment-2247 I cannot say how happy I am to find your site. I am a restaurant gardener for the Schlafly Bottleworks Restaurant in St. Louis. We also have a brewery. When the brewers dry hop beer they give me the hop cones to dry in the sun and use and mulch and compost. As the hops dry they become completely infested with BSFL. And I mean thick. They have never bothered anything or me. I have held newly hatched flys for lenghty periods and have never been bitten. I did initially confuse them with March Flys. They do occasionally crawl out of the hop pile and crawl up between bags of top soil and fertilizer. I think the birds visit often to look for them. I am so happy to know now they are a benificial species and I will continue to propagate them. There is no shortage of Black Soldier Flys in Maplewood Missouri. Thank you very much. I cannot say how happy I am to find your site. I am a restaurant gardener for the Schlafly Bottleworks Restaurant in St. Louis. We also have a brewery. When the brewers dry hop beer they give me the hop cones to dry in the sun and use and mulch and compost. As the hops dry they become completely infested with BSFL. And I mean thick. They have never bothered anything or me. I have held newly hatched flys for lenghty periods and have never been bitten. I did initially confuse them with March Flys.

They do occasionally crawl out of the hop pile and crawl up between bags of top soil and fertilizer. I think the birds visit often to look for them. I am so happy to know now they are a benificial species and I will continue to propagate them. There is no shortage of Black Soldier Flys in Maplewood Missouri.
Thank you very much.

]]> By: Roberto Díaz Rojas http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1315 Roberto Díaz Rojas Mon, 18 Oct 2010 17:57:24 +0000 http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/?page_id=67#comment-1315 My name is : Roberto Díaz I like to say that is my desire to participate in the Black Soldier Fly Blog. I am a biologist by profession several years ago I've been working with Hermetia illucens. Currently I am retired, for many years was professor of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and now I have some tests and to comment on this dipteran. My name is : Roberto Díaz I like to say that is my desire to participate in the Black Soldier Fly Blog. I am a biologist by profession several years ago I’ve been working with Hermetia illucens. Currently I am retired, for many years was professor of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia and now I have some tests and to comment on this dipteran.

]]> By: Darkhorse http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-1252 Darkhorse Sun, 26 Sep 2010 16:46:12 +0000 http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/?page_id=67#comment-1252 Jerry I hope things have settled abit for you. I have my bsf in side sections of my large container garden barrels (25gal). I am using pine planar shavings mixed with food scraps and keep a handful on one corner dry for the ones ready to pupate to migrate to. They share food with worms and the resulting nutrients feed the plants. Results are excellent! Jerry
I hope things have settled abit for you. I have my bsf in side sections of my large container garden barrels (25gal). I am using pine planar shavings mixed with food scraps and keep a handful on one corner dry for the ones ready to pupate to migrate to. They share food with worms and the resulting nutrients feed the plants. Results are excellent!

]]> By: Jerry http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-935 Jerry Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:16:23 +0000 http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/?page_id=67#comment-935 Hi Rebecca, I'm not really sure about the best way to use the BSF residue. I have a batch that I finished with redworms, but I haven't gotten around to using it. I'd love to hear what you do with yours. Hi Rebecca,

I’m not really sure about the best way to use the BSF residue. I have a batch that I finished with redworms, but I haven’t gotten around to using it. I’d love to hear what you do with yours.

]]> By: Rebecca http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/about/comment-page-1/#comment-933 Rebecca Mon, 14 Jun 2010 04:02:08 +0000 http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/?page_id=67#comment-933 Hi Jerry, I recently tried vermicomposting and, though I think the heat killed all the redworms I put in (we dug around and couldn't find one...), our bin is very alive with BSF larvae. After reading up some on this, I'm really happy about it. What I am wondering is, can we use the compost left by the BSF, or does it need any additional processing? Thanks! Hi Jerry,
I recently tried vermicomposting and, though I think the heat killed all the redworms I put in (we dug around and couldn’t find one…), our bin is very alive with BSF larvae. After reading up some on this, I’m really happy about it. What I am wondering is, can we use the compost left by the BSF, or does it need any additional processing?
Thanks!

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