Raising black soldier flies

Here are some possible losses I notice when raising BSF: From the start, being overzealous may overwhelm the beginning farmers and makes them demotivated when things don't seem to go the way we'd love them to. This means, getting the eggs but haven't yet prepared the space or food for them. 10 grams of BSF seem like a very small amount. But it is really a lot of larvae inside. I knew roughly in my head when I first bought egg that it's going to be quite a lot, but I couldn't yet imagine it w

Per request of @U_Stormcrow, here is an easy method I learned to cultivate black soldier fly larvae (maggots?, I notice that most sources don’t call the BSF...

Raising Black Soldier Flies and Black Soldier Fly larvae as a high-protein chicken feed is proving a success in our homestead! Find out how to get started and start insect-farming too!

To attract black soldier fly, you can use foods that give off quite a strong smell. Rotting fish, chicken, bad eggs, old veggies are good attractants. This signals to the mother flies around your natural environment that there's good food for her babies. She'll then be naturally attracted to come.

Here are some low-cost feedstock ideas for the black soldier fly larvae and their relative pros and cons. #1. Coffee Grounds The smell of coffee grounds can accidentally attract natural BSF in the area. So while feeding your larvae with this foodstuff, you may get a double benefit of attracting more BSF to the bin. As coffee grounds are steamed and heated, they are comparatively more sterile than the other feedstocks. The moisture of the grounds is also nice for the grubs. The downside to t

Helpful insights for new beginners. Reasons why most beginners fail when starting a black soldier fly farming.

Approximately 45,000 larvae will consume 24 kg of swine manure in 14 days In addition to being a good source of oil and protein for animal feed, black soldier fly larvae have the potential of improving organic waste into a rich fertilizer. Soldier flies also have two translucent "windows" located on the first abdominal

Black Soldier Flies (BSF) have amazing ability in consuming and reducing the organic waste. Find out more about BSF at our learning facility in Sidoarjo

To keep a BSF colony uniform, you can build a similar sort of hatchling rack. It has 6 levels, each carrying one hatchling container...

Just wanted to show off my very easy and highly productive black soldier fly bin. This is just a cheap home depot plastic garbage can along with a few feet...