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I live in SW Georgia where I’ve been culturing black soldier fly larvae for about 3 years. I learned about BSF while researching sources of forage for pond fish. I hit the jackpot when I found out about BSF. Every year I become more impressed with how valuable this harmless insect is to humans. My mission is to educate people and help them get beyond any discomfort about working with the larvae of a fly. There are over 100,000 species of flies, but BSF may prove to be the most important one since they are capable of helping us deal with the constant stream of organic wastes that we produce.

Black soldier fly composting smells good…

If you added the food shown above to a properly functioning BSF composter it would smell like those foods more than anything else. I have experienced this many times. The most dramatic instance was when I added an entire loaf of stale cinnamon bread to my 5 gallon DIY bucket composter which I keep by the back door of our house. I walked by the composter a few hours after adding the bread and I was surprised by the delicious aroma of cinnamon. It’s not that the odor was just tolerable, it was appealing.

Posted 21 March 2010 § Understanding black soldier flies ‡ Comments (8) °

Agricultural Innovations Inc BSF podcast

Frank Aragona of The Agroinnovations Podcast interviews me about black soldier fly culturing Agroinnovations.com is a great source of information regarding sustainable agriculture. In addition to this podcast you can find 77 previous episodes that I think you’ll find very interesting. The Agroinnovations Podcast Episode #78: The Black Soldier Fly (Part I) “The Black Soldier [...]

Posted 12 February 2010 § Raising black soldier fly larvae § Understanding black soldier flies § Utilizing black soldier fly larvae § publicity ‡ Comments (2) ° Tagged: ,

BSF article by Harvey Ussery

Black Soldier Fly, White Magic Harvey Ussery recently authored an article titled “Black Soldier Fly, White Magic” first published in Backyard Poultry Magazine The article in the October/November issue fills 4 pages and includes photos of a BSF adult (from this site), BSF larvae and a few of the BioPod™. I especially liked the title [...]

Posted 05 October 2009 § The BioPod § publicity ‡ Comments (6) ° Tagged: ,

Do-it-yourself BSF bucket bio-composter

This do-it-yourself bucket composter is designed to be an introduction to using black soldier fly grubs to quickly break down household food waste.

Posted 13 August 2009 § Raising black soldier fly larvae ‡ Comments (139) ° Tagged:

The BioPod™ is not a toaster – a disclaimer

By that I mean you can’t simply buy one, add food waste to it without further involvement and expect it to perform properly. Successful operation of a BioPod requires regular observation of the black soldier fly (BSF) colony and small adjustments designed to keep it balanced. There are only a few simple adjustments involved, but [...]

Posted 01 August 2009 § The BioPod § Utilizing black soldier fly larvae ‡ Comments (18) ° Tagged: ,