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Black soldier fly composting in the frigid north

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.
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Posted 16 August 2008 † Jerry § Raising black soldier fly larvae § The BioPod § Understanding black soldier flies ‡ Comments (20) ° Also tagged: ,

My new (ESR/ProtaCulture) BIOPOD™

After working with and blogging about black soldier fly larvae for over a year I finally have one of the first BioPods. For the past year I’ve been getting by with my homemade unit and I’m looking forward to testing this product. With that previous experience I’m pretty familiar with the shortcomings of my unit [...]

Posted 11 July 2008 † Jerry § Raising black soldier fly larvae § The BioPod § Vermiculture and BSF composting ‡ Comments (6) ° Also tagged:

The BioPods have landed!

(click the spaceship for BioPod info)

The first shipment of BioPods has arrived at the ProtaCulture warehouse and will begin shipping out soon. I can’t wait to retire my homemade BSF unit!

And now for my BioPod blurb:
The BioPod is a convenient tool for using black soldier fly larvae to bio-compost organic waste like kitchen scraps [...]

Posted 30 June 2008 † Jerry § The BioPod ‡ Comments (2) ° Also tagged: