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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 † Jerry § Utilizing black soldier fly larvae ‡ Comments (18) ° Tagged: ,

refreshing the colony

Starting my third year with the black soldier fly I’m going into this season with a small colony made up of grubs that were laid last fall. Where I live the winters are mild so it was fairly easy to maintain the colony through the cool months. At the end of last summer my BioPod [...]

Posted 03 May 2009 † Jerry § Raising black soldier fly larvae § Vermiculture and BSF composting ‡ Comments (9) ° Tagged: , , , , , ,

My new BIOPOD™ by ProtaCulture™

After working with and blogging about black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) 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 [...]

Posted 11 July 2008 † Jerry § Raising black soldier fly larvae § Vermiculture and BSF composting ‡ Comments (13) ° Tagged: ,

The BioPods have landed!

(click the spaceship for BioPod info) The first shipment of BioPods has arrived at the ProtaCulture warehouse and will begin shipping out soon. I can’t wait to retire my homemade BSF unit! And now for my BioPod blurb: The BioPod is a convenient tool for using black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) to bio-compost organic [...]

Posted 30 June 2008 † Jerry § ‡ Comments (4) ° Tagged:

Black soldier flies are not vectors of human pathogens

Can I guarantee that you won’t get sick from contact with black soldier flies? There is no species of animal on Earth that could live up to that guarantee, but researchers agree that black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) are not disease carrying pests like common filth flies. Black soldier flies are different I can understand [...]

Posted 13 June 2008 † Jerry § Understanding black soldier flies ‡ Comments (54) ° Tagged: , ,