Black Soldier Fly larvae raised with grain

http://blacksoldierflyblog.com/

These Black Soldier Fly larvae have been raised on a grain diet. This was an attempt to quantify the volume of larvae produced using a consistent and easily measured food source. I don't mind touching the larva in this video because I was convinced at that point that the colony was relatively pathogen free. Of course "germs" are almost everywhere and I would wash my hands after handling them.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• biopod
• biogrubs
• composting
• black
• soldier
• fly
• waste
• bait
• larvae
• maggot
• environmental
• garbage
• sustainable

[Jonsgirl4everr]

Ew ur gross, y would u touch them?!!!!!! o_O

[BlackSoldierFly]

@Jonsgirl4everr These were raised under controlled circumstances where they were fed good clean food. Black soldier flies are not vectors of human disease so handling them is relatively safe. Of course their poo is in there, but if you have handled earthworms then you have also handled poo. BSF have been shown to control bacteria so I feel safe with normal hand washing after handling them. Something like this is only gross if you don't understand it.

[RaeperFawks]

Why do you raise these?

[BlackSoldierFly]

@RaeperFawks 1.Super fast way to break down kitchen scraps without dumping them into the landfill. 2. Super nutritious feed that a wide variety of animals eagerly eat including reptiles, poultry, amphibians, fish, and many mammals. 3.Super cool to watch them; like an ant farm only better. :)

[BlackSoldierFly]

@liquidrock2u Flies don't serve a purpose? Are you serious? There are 100K+ species of flies and they're an integral part of nature. Black soldier flies don't spread human disease and they're an important detrivore. They can quickly process kitchen scraps so you don't have to dump them into landfill. They are extremely nutritious so you can turn waste into high grade feed for exotic pets and livestock like chickens. I could go on but I have a blog for that.

[Jonas2714]

swimming in the pool

[cfuse]

@BlackSoldierFly I was under the impression that the risk of handling BSF is primarily getting eggs on your hands and accidentally ingesting them. BSF can colonise the human gut under certain circumstances. That isn't something you want to have happen (especially when it is so easily avoided).

[canaress]

i really like the video i have some mantis and i live in a place were there is no worms in pet stores. what you did to get all this maggots? flies lay eggs and dead body for the maggots. can yo please show me how to do.

[Blackrosereaper]

That looks like fun... i must submerge my hands in soldier fly maggots one day... looks like they tickle :D

[RaeperFawks]

@BlackSoldierFly Damn that's awesome