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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 § Utilizing black soldier fly larvae ‡ Comments (18) ° Also tagged:

refreshing the colony

Starting my third year with the black soldier fly I’m going into this season with a small colony made up of grubs that were laid last fall. Where I live the winters are mild so it was fairly easy to maintain the colony through the cool months. At the end of last summer my BioPod [...]

Posted 03 May 2009 † Jerry § Raising black soldier fly larvae § The BioPod § Vermiculture and BSF composting ‡ Comments (9) ° Also tagged: , , , , ,

Black soldier fly composting in the frigid north

Actually, this post applies to any region that has seasonal temperatures below that which support BSF mating. This encompasses the entire continental U.S. except for a few extreme southern areas. Black soldier flies (Hermetia illucens) are common in tropical and subtropical regions, but their range extends into many northern states of the continental U.S. You [...]

Posted 16 August 2008 † Jerry § Raising black soldier fly larvae § Understanding black soldier flies ‡ Comments (48) ° Also tagged: ,

I crashed my pod

Experiment causes black soldier fly larvae colony to crash! Okay, maybe the blimp image is a little extreme, but it’s difficult to get attention on the internet these days. The good news is that bringing my BSF colony (Hermetia illucens) back into balance shouldn’t be all that difficult. In the past when I’ve run into [...]

Posted 26 June 2008 † Jerry § Raising black soldier fly larvae ‡ Comments (14) ° Also tagged: