Black Soldier Fly Production Part 7 Q & A

[@quentinlowery]

In sold. The small version reminds me so much of our vermiculite hungry bin for red worms it was a no brainer! to sit one on the kitchen counter since we have no garbage disposal, perfect! We cook every day and our quail and chickens get all the scraps, this is going to be so much more efficient! Can't wait!

[@FusionDeveloper]

~~ Timestamp Shortcuts ~~ 0:16 Natural rainfall to flush? Full shade + rainfall may require a difficult setup. Excessive rainfall may cause flooding/pooling or wash away nutrients. . 1:32 with human manure you don't want excessive flushing. They break it down pretty quick, they seem to really like it. Used in compost toilets in developing countries. Most places waste fresh water instead. Concerns with humans pathogens. . 3:25 Where do you get enough food? Restaurant waste, Coffee shop, Brewery, duckweed. Places will love you to take their trash for helping the environment. . 3:43 Duckweed raising topic. Doubles every day, can grow with just urine, but salmonella can spread. Also chickens eat duckweed. Beware it is invasive, don't plant it in ponds, only in containers. . 5:40 Collect liquids? Put tray under it. You can add drainage hole DIY to your favorite size. Beware, liquid can backup in a couple days. . 6:54 How to use liquid effluent? I let 95-99% drained directly into pine mulch below and/or leaves. Let it age, then you can use it with gardening (when it doesn't smell fresh). If you capture it, use it to setup new unit as an attractant to BSF to where you want them. Can repel other species of flies. Don't let it backup or pool ANYWHERE, it will go anaerobic (rotting/bacteria) fast! . 9:50 Claims liquid + 1st instar larvae were put in the fridge for 8 weeks and were still alive. Main guy claims that should kill them, so not recommended. Get a Wine Refrigerator, perfect temp to slow them down for later use (in the 50's fahrenheit). . 11:54 Treat liquid as "raw manure". One guy in Texas aerates it to use as a grub tea. Not sure of the details of how it is used. If not processed further, you could be spreading pathogens, which is dangerous. . 13:30 Raccoons, opossums, skunks (anything) will eat your grubs if you let them free-fall into a bucket. If you use a very tight fitting hose with STAINLESS STEEL HOSE CLAMPS, so they can't remove it. You need a GOOD length of the hose to go into the bucket. . 16:17 Chickens may be unsure about eating them at first, but will soon demand them aggressively. Do not put the pod in with the chicken coop. . 17:00 DIY numbers are lower than the pod design. . 17:25 However, humid areas like florida, they will crawl up the sides. . 18:06 How much time? About 2 weeks after setup, you will see larvae. spent about 10-15 minutes every 1-4 days to feed it. They are neglect forgiving, try to avoid starving them. . 19:20 what to do? take burlap off, put the food in, check for odor and break up clumps, if too dry = add moisture/water, too wet add dry stuff. You will master it quick. . 20:25 odor. You will learn to recognize it. It's not bad, it's not good, it's distinguishable. . 21:25 Feed chickens: 1/3 critters, 1/3 greens and grasses, 1/3 seeds. . 21:48 leave pre-pupae in bucket? 1-2 weeks is okay, but it will be hot and dry. Will be in waves, good and bad days, so about once a week. . 22:35 using GMO waste as food? It's fine, they break them down into non-gmo, but beware of agricultural chemicals or de-worming chemicals, stay away from Frontline. . 24:35 Proved BT treated corn can be transferred to ducks who eat the corn. The bacteria was found in their DNA. BT is the scary stuff, Roundup not so much, but maybe the larvae would be okay eating that corn. . 26:00 manure aged for 1 year in blue barrel with sealing ring, holes in bottom. We mostly add brewery grain, sometimes they like, sometimes not. Seems grubs attracted to airflow. .

[@FusionDeveloper]

Maybe pin that comment, to help people use this video as a quick reference when wanting to help people to review what they remembered hearing or you could copy/paste it to your video description.

[@ashleyshrader6679]

I add dry compost to my collection bin so they are happy and I can wait longer to harvest

[@ramonamaben9434]

Hi. Love your videos. What do you think about Biden putting a Monsanto man as head of the Dept of Agriculture and Bill Gates being the LARGEST OWNER of farmland in ALL of America, even the most farmland in North Carolina? What will you and your group do to protect the remaining farmlands and natural food sources and practices? Will you do a video on this? Thank you.

[@hembaoremmanuel342]

Yes I'm so interested in this class.however getting black soldier fly in my place is difficult.

[@fakecubed]

You can buy them online, Popworms is supposedly a good supply to get your colony started.

[@Finchesca]

Just watched 1-7. Loved it, thank you LWF! I'm trying to think of a design for a mini version of this that can live inside a finch aviary and auto-dispense a few grubs and flies to the birds each day. Any tips for doing this effectively and safely? Thank you :)

[@squishiergnat377]

+Finchesca cricket pens are a good starter for this but a simple plastic food container works well

[@Finchesca]

+Ethan Bradberry Thanks Ethan. Since writing that post I set up a nice plastic tub for the grubs, and arranged egg laying thingies in my worm farm to get things started. I saw lots of flies and had several batches of eggs laid, but after transferring the eggs to the tub (or to an incubator jar - I tried both) I had zero hatchings. I never saw a single grub :(. Quite frustrating. I don't know what the problem was.

[@squishiergnat377]

Finchesca just let the eggs hatch on their own

[@Finchesca]

+Ethan Bradberry Then they will be lost into the worm farm, no? Knowing what I know, I probably should have done that and retrieved them manually when they had grown bigger. (I was never able to attract BSF to the 'pod' to lay eggs - only to the mature worm farm.)

[@upontheroostmylittlehomest7955]

What is the guys name the is turning the waste liquid into compost tea? I want to know the process of how he makes it safe so I can us it in my garden.

[@jackc1320]

This has been an immensliy interesting program. I have used them in the past for feeding reptiles. I have recently started a BSF colony as an alterenative to raising meal worm grubs to feed birds. I don't if the full grown larva would be too big but I would imagine that with just a little effort the smaller larva could be harvested. Nothing I have found mentions freeding birds other than chickens and ducks BSFs. BSF are much easier and faster to raise than meal worms that I don't understand why no one is discussing this use. Is there a downside to feeding these to birds? Has anyone tried these to lure Blue Birds?

[@DeanWilson]

May I ask? Here in Australia, we have lots of mice and rats, especially on farms. Would that be a good food source for the bsf?

[@gg-gn3re]

he answered this several times in different videos, just put up fencing / netting to block the creatures from getting in

[@DeanWilson]

@@gg-gn3re No, im asking if the mice or rates can be used as FOOD for the BSF? for them to eat the rats.

[@gg-gn3re]

@@DeanWilson Oh yea, you can use road kill etc. Anything dead. They won't eat the bones. Also remember any pathogens or harmful anything that they eat, will still probably be in them and the soil so be careful what you feed them to or where you use them

[@truthdefender54]

Have you made "Part 8 - Handling Waste & Compost Sites" yet?

[@solventtrapdotcom6676]

Yes.

[@journeyfortwo5211]

Instead of a wine fridge you could buy a temperature controller like an Inkbird and hook it up to an old fridge or freezer

[@gg-gn3re]

yea... wine fridge is terrible idea lol, you can get any on/off temp controller for 10-20 dollars

[@plurmingo1]

Four years later : how do you collect the soil /manure/ castings ?

[@Hiedalle]

I was wondering 8:00 lets say if you include your BSFL composter in an aquaponics settup would it be good to let the lechate get into the water or the growbeds? or would it change the water chemestry in a bad way for the fishes ?

[@walkingmonument]

If your aquaponics system is producing food for human consumption, whether it be plant or animal, I would avoid it. Leachate from bsfl is to be treated as manure. Great for vermicompost or compost pile

[@gg-gn3re]

@@walkingmonument yep. Do bsfl -> worms -> plants -> food -> repeat

[@dennispasadilla]

What is the most ideal moisture content for tha larve to prevent them from crawling out prematurely in the bin. Shoud I add dry food/waste to the bin. Thank you

[@Player-nu1ux]

what time of day do they self harvest?

[@NorthLeftCreative]

Can you dump dog poop into your BSFL csystem? Is it safe to then feed them to chickens and fish?

[@l0gic23]

Great question. Anyone know the answer?

[@paulmcwhorter]

Is it OK to feed the Grub Bin Bin with chicken parts, if the grubs are then going to be fed to other chickens?

[@fakecubed]

There's a possible pathology risk, but it's external, not internal. The grubs may have some diseases on their exoskeletons from being in a diseased environment.

[@tysonlloyd2674]

How many pounds of grubs does it produce?

[@kamalnabiyev4735]

thanks for the update, how I can get eggs of this insect in Azerbaijan, thank

[@waltlars3687]

The term hose clamp come automotive raditor hose clamp the proper size for 2" is size 40 1" is 20

[@bingbangbongmukbang3015]

I think that large bin is 600.00

[@lindaliebenberg1651]

Will the BSF consume Salvinia minima?

[@nathanho233]

Pools => Hydroponics = Gardenpool

[@chrisshepherd2762]

Can the Black soldier fly be used as a pollinator?

[@livingwebfarms]

Chris Shepherd, no, they are attracted to rotting materials rather than flowers.

[@chrisshepherd2762]

Darn, I thought I found a new pollinating candidate.

[@jdblake22]

Ramp Technology.. hmm. ok

[@scientiainquisitor5391]

hey can i use cow dung as feed for BSF larvae

[@fakecubed]

I know there's BSF colonies set up for pig manure. I don't know enough about pigs or cows to give you any guidance.

[@minhtran-sg3yc]

does grub eat left over from tofu processing materials,?? soybeans, ,,

[@fakecubed]

Soybeans are cancer.

[@aregst]

butAA butAAAAm

[@OttoMatieque]

if this thing is so scary, why is he advocating