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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 † Jerry § Raising black soldier fly larvae § Understanding black soldier flies § publicity ‡ Comments (2) ° 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 † Jerry § The BioPod ‡ Comments (18) ° Tagged: ,

Mythbusting black soldier flies

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 [...]

Posted 15 September 2008 † Jerry § Understanding black soldier flies ‡ Comments (13) ° Tagged: ,

Take the black soldier fly challenge

I believe black soldier fly larvae (Hermetia illucens) 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. [...]

Posted 29 July 2008 † Jerry § Understanding black soldier flies ‡ Comments (12) ° Tagged:

Collecting the immature larvae

This method doesn’t involve the dark, prepupal larvae which are self-harvesting The coffee colored black soldier fly grubs (prepupae) are the final stage before pupation into adult BSF (Hermetia illucens). To our advantage they are programmed by nature to crawl away from the food source in search of a suitable pupation site. In a properly [...]

Posted 25 July 2008 † Jerry § Raising black soldier fly larvae ‡ Comments (22) ° Tagged: ,