Black Soldier Fly

Regarding the preferred wood type for black soldier flies to lay eggs on, I am afraid we are looking at it in the wrong direction. The thing about the wood

Here are some basic recipes for feeding pigs at different stages with BSF larvae. Baby Pigs * 3 kg soybean waste * 3 kg cornmeal / maize bran * 3 kg rice flour * 1kg

For your question on building and rooms for bsf, some people combine the hatching & the nursery in one place. Some also combine the dark cage (for pupae) and love

A BSF raiser asked us a little while ago, is it okay to stack pupae on top of each other with a lot of thickness? They were afraid that the

With the collected BSF frass, you don't have to throw it away. Instead, you could put the frass to good use around your farms and garden. But first,

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

To keep the black soldier fly frass dry, you can mix in rice bran, maize bran or coco peat. These act as moisture absorbers to keep the growing bin not

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

Up until this point, I have found that there may be 2 causes for the death of BSF newborns, especially for beginners: #1. The 'Human Touch' Turns out

I noticed a while ago that some ants were hovering near my little day-old larvae (hatchlings or as one reader called the little larvae in this post neonates). If you&

So you just received your BSF egg jar! And now you're wondering what to do next. Here are some steps I did, even when I didn't

A question I've been wondering myself is why are my larvae, even very small just-hatched ones escaping the bin. Why there is good food, good space inside but

Here are the common misconceptions or mistakes in black soldier fly farming: #1. Non-Moving Larvae Are Dead When you see non-moving BSF larvae, they may not have been dead at

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

If you're using the usual household refrigerator to store the bsf larvae, it might be too cold for them. To save the larvae alive, people put them in

Sometimes, the supply of fresh foods for black soldier fly larvae may not be as steady as we want. Maybe the food spoils before the BSF have a chance to

The effective microorganisms, or EM, have been experimented and used with good results to significantly reduce odor and pathogens around compost piles, in ponds or some farm animals cages. To

Some most common issues beginners face when starting black soldier fly farming are the location, ways to treat the smelly smell, ways to make the breeding cage, and the focus

To tell the difference between male and female black soldier flies, we can start by looking at the lower body part. The male have a more round lower tail whereas

When over-wintering black soldier fly larvae, a common question growers have is do black soldier flies die in winter? The answer is no, black soldier flies won't die

Before we begin, may we say that the processing of black soldier fly larvae involves the killing of the grubs to be processed into food pellets. From an ethical standpoint,

When composting with BSF larvae, go for some fruits/veggies and never let any liquid pool inside if you don't want it to smell. The high-protein stuff like

Many growers have experienced the early death of black soldier flies sometimes only hours after pupation. In the morning the flies buzz around & land on the netting around the

Black soldier fly's slow pupation may due to the temperature being too hot or too cold, the foods, and sometimes human interference. Here are some possible reasons below: