| Author |
Message |
Forum: Cultivation Topic: Is it possible to identify sex's of pupae |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 1:16 pm
|
|
Replies: 8
Views: 155
|
| No direct experience but a dab of latex paint should have the least toxic effects. |
|
 |
Forum: Buzz Topic: Finally! They have arrived this year! |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 11:33 am
|
|
Replies: 38
Views: 522
|
Meanwhile out west in Camas, Washington:
May 11, 2013 "The larvae that survived the winter out in my windrow composts are now hatching and looking for the best spot to lay their eggs."
|
|
|
Forum: Range and Identification Topic: Olympia, WA |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Fri May 17, 2013 1:08 am
|
|
Replies: 1
Views: 22
|
|
|
Forum: D-I-Y BSF Bioconversion Units Topic: DIY black soldier fly storage tote composter |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 10:22 pm
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 1009
|
| Sue which browser do you use? I only ask because in IE and Chrome the photos are resized to pretty much match the width of my screen. I assumed that was the forum software doing the resizing but maybe it's the browser instead. |
|
|
Forum: Introductions Topic: Well, I finally found this forum... |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 10:01 pm
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 14
|
Hi Sue  Good to see you here. |
|
|
Forum: Buzz Topic: Advice about presenting data |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:40 pm
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 89
|
Jerry wrote: Ensure is a brand of pudding ...  |
|
|
Forum: Buzz Topic: Advice about presenting data |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Thu May 16, 2013 8:31 pm
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 89
|
I agree with both viewpoints  It's not hard science but still it's a worthwhile exercise as it provides a general answer for one of those FAQs from the public who also will be feeding a variety of waste (not sure about the Ensure). |
|
|
Forum: Buzz Topic: Advice about presenting data |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 11:37 am
|
|
Replies: 13
Views: 89
|
| One nice thing about spreadsheets is that they make calculations (totals, running totals, averages, etc) easy. Presenting spreadsheet data in a blog or website is harder and not something I've got a lot of experience with. Besides Google Docs there's OpenOfficeCalc ( link ) freeware for traditional ... |
|
|
Forum: Cultivation Topic: BSF laying eggs |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Sun May 12, 2013 5:36 pm
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 253
|
| ... I have watched some flies sitting on the coffee grounds when I let it dry out a bit too much, so I think they might have dropped a clutch or two in their. If that's the case, would hydrating the coffee grounds too much kill them? Yes to much water is as bad as to little. I was in a similar situ... |
|
|
Forum: Cultivation Topic: BSF laying eggs |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 7:21 pm
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 253
|
| Some of what I think are the eggs https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/936873_624590850904281_585047202_n.jpg It's hard to tell from the picture but you may just be seeing defication (fly poop). There are pictures of eggs here ( link ). I think you would be able to see the individ... |
|
|
Forum: Cultivation Topic: BSF laying eggs |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 7:14 pm
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 253
|
| Moving them gives them the best conditions for hatching but it is not a absolute requirement. If the eggs will be in a humid (but not wet) environment they will hatch and the larvae will migrate to the food. |
|
|
Forum: Cultivation Topic: BSF laying eggs |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 7:08 pm
|
|
Replies: 12
Views: 253
|
| I have gone through three sets of 500 starter BSFL now without turnover. Hoping someone here can shed some light on what's up. Speaking of light you didn't mention how your bins are lit? Fairly intense lighting is required for mating. Have you seen any mated pairs (coupled tail to tail)? ... The la... |
|
|
Forum: Cultivation Topic: My 2013 BSF Project... |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Fri May 10, 2013 11:28 am
|
|
Replies: 26
Views: 348
|
| I looked at the forum settings and I don't see any limit to image size. BW, am I missing something? There's not a length X width limitation but there is a file size limitation of 256KB. Resizing photos prior to uploading is the way to go and, as you mentioned, it's easy to do. An added benefit is t... |
|
|
Forum: Cultivation Topic: The fly has bitten |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:50 am
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 89
|
| Hi francois glad to see you here and thanks for the photos. Please let everyone know where you're from. |
|
|
Forum: Introductions Topic: my question answered |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:43 am
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 48
|
francois wrote: ... the other fly is much smaller and more yellow/brownish in colour I am glad that this forum answered my question  |
|
|
Forum: Buzz Topic: It's a small world |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:40 am
|
|
Replies: 10
Views: 203
|
Jerry wrote: A few days ago I went into Home Depot ... |
|
|
Forum: Introductions Topic: my question answered |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Thu May 09, 2013 10:38 am
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 48
|
| francois welcome to our forum If you have a wild population of BSF we would love to add your location to our Black Soldier Fly Mapping Project (link). See the 'Range and Identification' section (link) for instructions. |
|
|
Forum: Knowledge base Topic: Development of BSF in Relation to Temperature |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 8:45 pm
|
|
Replies: 0
Views: 46
|
| Development of the Black Soldier Fly (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in Relation to Temperature JEFFERY K. TOMBERLIN, PETER H. ADLER, AND HEIDI M. MYERS June 2009 link 'Right click and save as' The black soldier fly, Hermetia illucens L., was reared on a grain-based diet at 27, 30,and 36°C. Survival of 4-... |
|
|
Forum: Cultivation Topic: Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 11:54 am
|
|
Replies: 4
Views: 68
|
| The following are excerpts from an email from Achim and are about his BSF colonies: I started my rearing in January, out of a “wild compost” in my garden, where I found colonies of BSF larvae in wet or very humid spots. My rearing-colonies developped on kitchen waste, rich in fruit residues (pineapp... |
|
|
Forum: Range and Identification Topic: Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) |
| BorealWormer |
|
Posted: Tue May 07, 2013 11:39 am
|
|
Replies: 2
Views: 53
|
| ...I am living in San Pedro, in the Southwest of Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast) about 100 km from the border to Liberia. My coordinates are: 05°10’790’’ North; 004°48’680’’ West. Achim you're on the map ( link ). The coordinates given are some distance east of San Pedro. If a correction is needed plea... |
|
|
| Sort by: |
