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Category Archives: My first year raising BSF

Black solidier fly larvae-variation in growth rate

I recently collected a newly laid clutch of black soldier fly (Hermetia illucens)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 [...]

Posted 24 September 2008 † Jerry § Raising black soldier fly larvae § Understanding black soldier flies § Vermiculture and BSF composting ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , ,

Trial and Error – Starting My First BSF Colony

I put out my first bucket of food scraps to attract black soldier flies in the spring of 2007. I soon observed the adult flies laying eggs in my bucket so I assumed that in a few days I would see larvae. The literature I’ve read states that BSF eggs will hatch in roughly 100 [...]

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My First Attempt to Attract Black Soldier Flies – May 2007

As soon as I realized that black soldier flies were present around my home I put some food scraps into a bucket with a lid and cut a few small holes into the sides. BSF will crawl through a small opening to access a food source for their eggs. They don’t eat in their winged [...]

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Boy Meets Girl (fly) – my first encounter with a Black Soldier Fly

In May of 2007 I was sitting at the computer in my home office researching black soldier flies. I had not yet seen one at that point in time, at least not that I was aware of. It was a warm south Georgia spring day and I had left the door open. A few bugs [...]

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