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Forum: Buzz Topic: BSF invading my earthworm bins |
| Jerry |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 8:40 pm
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| Jerry have you seen the larvae in a vertical position? A scientific paper I recently read suggested that they do this to keep their tail above the "wet" in order to breath through their skin. Yes I have, it seems like the preferred orientation. I'm not sure about that theory though becaus... |
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Forum: Buzz Topic: BSF invading my earthworm bins |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 8:19 pm
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| I've noticed that larvae raised in flooded conditions are often larger than those raised in more dry environments. In my transparent composter I've been observing that some larvae spend long periods of time below the liquid level. Sometimes they are stationary and sometimes they move like they're cr... |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: Hi from Bahia, Brazil! |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 7:55 pm
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| Hi Sabine, it's great to have someone with your background on the forum. I'm looking forward to sharing ideas with you. |
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Forum: D-I-Y BSF Bioconversion Units Topic: Experimental concrete black soldier fly composter |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:17 pm
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| Yesterday I had some crawl off of mature larvae in this unit and about 30% of them defeated the larva barrier and ended up in the mote. Today I had a larger crawl off but only about 10% defeated the barrier. My first thought was that the lip of the barrier isn't sharp enough in some areas to prevent... |
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Forum: D-I-Y BSF Bioconversion Units Topic: Experimental concrete black soldier fly composter |
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Posted: Thu May 23, 2013 6:08 pm
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| concrete composter May 22.jpg As you can see in the photo above, I placed this composter in partial sun (I'm in central Florida). I did that to test how this unit might function in a hotter climate where it would be kept fully shaded. I drilled several 3/16 inch (5mm) holes around the inside of the... |
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Forum: D-I-Y BSF Bioconversion Units Topic: Experimental concrete black soldier fly composter |
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 10:51 am
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Forum: Sustainability forum Topic: BSF Biochar...anyone? |
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Posted: Wed May 22, 2013 9:51 am
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| I know almost nothing about biochar. Having said that I'm curious if it shares any characteristics with used coffee grounds. |
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Forum: D-I-Y BSF Bioconversion Units Topic: Experimental concrete black soldier fly composter |
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Posted: Tue May 21, 2013 11:14 pm
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| concrete composter 4.jpg This is nothing new in terms of BSF composter design but the use of concrete as a building material is new to me. I wanted to try concrete because of its water wicking properties and the effect that might have on the internal temperature of the colony. Concrete absorbs liqu... |
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Forum: D-I-Y BSF Bioconversion Units Topic: A possible alternative to ramps |
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 11:22 am
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| The holes are level with the top of the waste (shown as brown area). |
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Forum: Buzz Topic: Advice about presenting data |
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Posted: Mon May 20, 2013 12:34 am
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| I can see why you would be interested in recording this data Jerry, but in a practical sense, I'm not sure it will give you much useful information. The reason being variation in the dry matter basis of foods fed to your bins. A pound of rotten tomatoes would have MUCH more water weight and hence a... |
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Forum: Buzz Topic: Finally! They have arrived this year! |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 2:46 pm
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Replies: 38
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Solarves wrote: 404, you mean no eggs found. P.S. 404 is HTTP code for "Not Found". Sorry, the geek in me couldn't resist 
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Forum: Buzz Topic: Finally! They have arrived this year! |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 2:45 pm
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| Interesting Tarvus. Climate is the easy answer of course. Do you have an idea of the difference for each year of both temperature and rainfall? No, but that data should be readily available via a Google search. I'll investigate further. When I say weather is the easy answer I don't mean it's necess... |
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Forum: Cultivation Topic: Is it possible to identify sex's of pupae |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 2:40 pm
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GrownLocally wrote: Does anyone know where I can send samples of BSF to test for protein and other type levels?
I would begin with universities near you and work out from there. |
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Forum: Buzz Topic: Finally! They have arrived this year! |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 10:13 am
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| Interesting Tarvus. Climate is the easy answer of course. Do you have an idea of the difference for each year of both temperature and rainfall? |
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Forum: Cultivation Topic: Preserving the Harvest |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 9:29 am
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| A side note: make sure the grubs are frozen totally before you start dehydrating! The first time I tried this I just froze them until they were dead. But they must not have been REAL dead because they pulled the Lazarus act when the dehydrator heat started warming them back up and I had a bajillion... |
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Forum: Cultivation Topic: Is it possible to identify sex's of pupae |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 7:55 am
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| Studies have shown that diet does affect the sex of the offsprings, even in humans...You ready for this? Even after conception :shock: Yeah, forget about XX XY :? :geek: Wow! Someone should write a book... Does anyone know if a male BSF can only mate with one female? I assume so, but you know what ... |
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Forum: Trouble Shooting Topic: HELP getting started... |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 7:53 am
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| Okay so I started the DIY BSFL bin made out of Aluminum(2.5ft x 3ft) about 5 weeks ago with just fruit/veg matter. - after two weeks purchased mature BSFL(ready to hatch) and put the container with wood shavings inside the bin. -about the same time I added left over pasta and chicken. I notice flie... |
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Forum: Cultivation Topic: My New BSF Set up - integrated ramp |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 7:39 am
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Excellent post as always Peter.
I do think the increased surface area may be beneficial, but it might be more accurate to say that the decreased volume at the lower levels is beneficial. It's the lower levels where anaerobic bacteria probably get out of control... |
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Forum: D-I-Y BSF Bioconversion Units Topic: DIY black soldier fly storage tote composter |
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Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 12:25 am
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| That's ok Sue. :lol: It also fits-to-screen with Firefox, but it takes a few seconds for it resize for me on both FF and Chrome. I can see how it that could be a problem with a slow connection. They don't need to be that big so I'm probably make them smaller. I've been enjoying the clear plastic of ... |
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Forum: Introductions Topic: Well, I finally found this forum... |
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Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 9:56 pm
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| Well it's about time! Welcome BP. |
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