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I recently collected a newly laid clutch of black soldier fly eggs for a photographic study of their development and I isolated three of them for the photos. I placed the three individuals and the remaining few hundred BSF from that clutch into identical containers. I didn’t keep detailed records, but there is an interesting [...]
There are more than 100,000 species of flies, but in most people’s minds a fly is a fly, period. The species most people automatically think of are the house flies, blow flies, and bottle flies. Our disdain for these pests is understandable because they are known transmitters of human diseases, but non-pest black soldier flies [...]
Update 8/25: Since I’m aware that anyone can modify a Wikipedia entry I went there to investigate the process. I assumed there would be a detailed system of presenting information and waiting for a consensus before changes would be allowed. Nothing of the sort. Registration was simpler than with most internet forums and it was [...]
Black soldier flies are common in tropical and subtropical regions, but their range extends to the most northern states of the continental U.S. You can easily operate a BSF bio-composting unit in northern states during the warm months, but you can also maintain the colony through the colder months with a little extra effort.
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The purpose of this post is to feature a blog that is valuable to anyone researching black soldier flies. It’s called BioSystems Design Weblog and below is an excerpt from their “about” page.
About BioSystems Design
BioSystems Design LLC. is dedicated to the transformation of what was previously considered waste into valuable products. Our institutional knowledge and designs [...]
I believe black soldier fly larvae represent the most logical method for dealing with the constant stream of putrescent waste that humans create. Putrescent waste is anything that gets putrid (rots) and is mostly wasted food. BSF aren’t magic but it’s hard to imagine a much more efficient solution to a growing problem.
Bio-conversion
The process [...]
This method doesn’t involve the dark, prepupal larvae which are self-harvesting
The coffee colored BSF larvae (prepupae) are the final stage before pupation into adult BSF. To our advantage they are programmed by nature to crawl away from the food source in search of a suitable pupation site. In a properly designed BSF unit these larvae [...]
I’ve been feeding BSF larvae to my redear sunfish (shellcrackers) everyday for about a week and they are taking them with enthusiasm. They have a preference for the immature larvae over the dark prepupal larvae, but they still eat the dark ones pretty well. I think the prepupal larvae might be more foreign to them [...]
After working with and blogging about black soldier fly larvae for over a year I finally have one of the first BioPods. For the past year I’ve been getting by with my homemade unit and I’m looking forward to testing this product. With that previous experience I’m pretty familiar with the shortcomings of my unit [...]
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