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I crashed my pod

Experiment causes black soldier fly larvae colony to crash! Okay, maybe the blimp image is a little extreme, but it’s difficult to get attention on the internet these days. The good news is that bringing my BSF colony (Hermetia illucens) back into balance shouldn’t be all that difficult. In the past when I’ve run into [...]

Posted 26 June 2008 † Jerry § ‡ Comments (14) ° Tagged:

Timing the transition-larva to adult black soldier fly

MAY 30 Today I harvested the first of the prepupal black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) from this year’s colony. At this stage their instinct is to leave the food source and find a suitable place to pupate. I don’t know much about this part of the BSF life cycle so I want to find [...]

Posted 30 May 2008 † Jerry § ‡ Comments (18) ° Tagged: ,

getting started – Attracting the BSF

To establish black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) you first need to attract the adult (winged) females so they can lay their eggs. To do this you need to bait them with some type of food. Types of food for baiting BSF You may use almost any food scraps, but I’m experimenting with different types to [...]

Posted 28 May 2008 † Jerry § ‡ Comments (10) ° Tagged: , ,