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Adult BSF First Flight


Wing check! Adult BSF checking wings before flight. Adult BSF hatching from their pupae in a bucket. These black soldier flies got no special treatment, they were left in a closed bucket in the garage and stated pupating 2 weeks later.

Bsf Pupae


Raised on food waste otherwise being sent to to tip. These guys turn scraps into feed.

Bsf Pupae


A hand full of BSF Larvae please, these guys are strait out the collection bucket, self harvested and cleaned themselves on the journey.

BSF See Through Abdomen


BSF have a see through abdomen

Clean BSFL


Feed them to your chooks or barter them with your neighbours for fresh eggs from their chooks.

Avoids Humans


Finally got an adult BSF to land on my hand for a close up shot.

Harmless BSF


Black soldier flies are harmless to children.
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Nature's own ultimate food recyclers, BSF have proven to be a great summertime composting solution.

The BSF larvae will eat kilograms of scrap food a night in small composting units, eliminating your food waste before it can even begin to rot.

Black Soldier Fly larvae do more than just eat waste.

When they are done eating your food waste, they will harvest themselves into buckets and let you feed them to your chooks, pigs, ducks, birds and fish. You name it. High in protein and fat they could become a main ingredient in future animal feeds.

On average a household will produce a little under a kg of food waste per day. This food waste can be composted at home using black soldier fly larvae much much faster than worms can do it. 

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0 # Hassett 2013-05-12 22:25
How much "feed stock" will this unit process, assuming enough larvae working it? How long before the unit is "full" and have to be unloaded and starting over?

I want to build something that will process 100 lbs. of horse manure per day.
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0 # maxx 2013-04-18 11:31
what is the "groove" in the plans for the plywood filterbug blueprint? I dont understand what purpose it serves and exactly where it is located. Thanks
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0 # marinos 2013-04-21 18:55
Quoting maxx:
what is the "groove" in the plans for the plywood filterbug blueprint? I dont understand what purpose it serves and exactly where it is located. Thanks

The grove is a drip joint on the outer edges of the lid. It's an optional extra to help keep any rain water out.
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0 # miker 2013-04-07 07:00
Hi

Can someone tell me if baby chicks can be fed the larvae pupae when they have newly hatched? if not yes, at what stage/weeks can one start feeding them?
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0 # denniswarm 2013-05-12 20:19
mine was a week old, and they feast on the larvae. :D
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0 # urbangardener 2013-02-27 22:35
Thanks very much for the information. I never knew this about the black soldier fly and am learning about it. I discovered them inside my worm farm and i was researching if they were harmful and found this instead.. thanks for your great work. keep going.. and look forward to your updates and new products.
thanks for all you do for the environment!
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0 # marinos 2013-03-01 10:10
Thank you for your comments. Most people discover BSF the same way, glad the site helped you.
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0 # Tropicaliano 2013-02-03 08:29
I´m interested in learning more about BSF farming.
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0 # marinos 2013-02-03 11:22
Hi Tropicaliano, Great place to get started is on the forum. Just ask whatever questions or comments you have there for help from other forum users. http://www.blacksoldierflyfarming.com/forum
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0 # Tropicaliano 2013-02-03 08:27
I´m interested in learning more about BSF farming
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