Growing Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Murray Hallam demonstrates how to use the Bio-Pod to harvest Black Soldier Fly Larvae as an alernative source of fish food in an Aquaponics system. For more information visit www.aquaponics.net.au and buy the DVD $29.95. Its jam-packed with terrific information on how to setup and maintain a food production system in your backyard.
More info: http://www.ecofilms.com.au/

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Education

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• Black
• Soldier
• Fly
• Larvae
• Murray
• Hallam
• Aquaponics
• Fish
• Food
• Protein
• Made
• Easy
• DVD
• Biopod

[BlackSoldierFly]

@QuickFoxnl Studies have shown that when BSF larvae dominate a waste pile they repel other fly species. This is probably the effect of pheromones or info-chemicals that tell other flies that that particular waste is not a good egg laying site.

"BSF reduce manure accumulations 42-56% and give 94-100% house fly control through larval competition and by repelling ovipositing house flies (Bradley and Sheppard 1984)"

[TheLamelyNamed]

HAHAHA, the hens were like "YAY!!! FOOD"

So adorable.

[brownwidow1]

dang chikens thoose are ment for da fishys to eat but they still cute

[johnnyfisalive]

all u have to do is buy the bugs put them in a container with food and they will reproduce? or do they have to mature to flies and then reproduce?

[johnnyfisalive]

where can u buy these bugs to grow for feeding?

[Teddybearcop48]

How warm does it need to be for them to grow outside? Thank You!

[1bigfustercluck]

can't wait to get one of the smaller versions for my backyard!

[dx80cruiser]

Hi,

Can you tell me how many grubs you allow to hatch into flies to reseed the biopod, or do you just let the natural population of BSF to populate your biopod. Im in Aus as well and havent really seen many BSF around .How do you allow the grubs to hatch out?Just leave them in the collection tray to hatch and allow them to fly up the drop tube to lay eggs?

[1402janelle]

does it stink ?

[tebam11]

if you harvest all the larvae how do you keep adult flies to lay the eggs?

[50kT]

i really wanna see an aquaponics video about taking a fish out then bbqing it!