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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.
A [...]
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 [...]
(Sorry Dr. Sheppard, Dr. Olivier and Dr. Tomberlin…)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbFCr18symo
Alana is hands down the cutest of all black soldier fly researchers. Apparently her folks forgot to tell her that BSF larvae are yucky! Good parents.
Anyone concerned about Alana handling BSF larvae may want to read this which references scientific studies showing that black soldier [...]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zNMtezlpDN8
I think I spent over six hours shooting video to capture this five second long event. I’m not really sure what value it has other than general coolness.
After exiting the pupa it ran to the outside of the bowl and spent about 10 minutes inflating it’s wings. Soon I hope to record that [...]
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 people’s revulsion at [...]
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