This is our complete indoor set up and the overrun larvae that now fills my shop. If you are wanting to raise larvae you can find them here: www.northwestredworms.com/all...
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@ramzeneger5 жыл бұрын
More power to you and God Bless! Thank you for the Philanthropic effort for making the farm and videotaping them and publishing. You said "thanks for watching" You are wrong, WE THANK YOU for the effort and being selfless and helping a lot of people. Thank you and God Bless!
@ezekielshija92513 жыл бұрын
You are so blessed Ram
@justinwithrow36165 жыл бұрын
While watching this on my computer desk, about half way through the video I look behind me to see all 15 of my chickens staring in the window fervently...
@brianandlynphilippines5 жыл бұрын
I read "children" at first, had to do a double take on that number!
@inlovewithhumans4 жыл бұрын
Hahahahahahaha
@RockingtheBody3 жыл бұрын
haha
@jedone113 жыл бұрын
ahaha so funny :-)
@kevreilly7 Жыл бұрын
Licking their cops. Lol
@areyouentertained29445 жыл бұрын
So, essentially you are The Lord Of The Flies!
@setserc5 жыл бұрын
Nice work. It looks like your operation has grown since I was there a Couple of years ago. I need to get some flies going again for my inner city chicks. It’s basically free food, super high in protein, and easy to grow. I don’t have any indoor areas to keep them growing year round. Thanks for continuing to post videos. The information is always appreciated.
@rellewilson78145 жыл бұрын
Oh my god that room would be disneyworld for my dragons lol
@Zuhri93 жыл бұрын
when you go to DisneyWorld, do you eat a lot?
@omniXenderman5 жыл бұрын
Dude you need to sell these to bait shops, pet stores, reptile wholesalers, also dry them out and grind them into powder and sell insect flour to aquaculture companies
@Michael-vo3tk5 жыл бұрын
wonderful, thank you for this. you mentioned some points I've not heard elsewhere. very helpful, thank you.
@aminaomegbu26125 жыл бұрын
Very educative n quite encouraging for small scale organic farmers. Weldon. I suggest u regularly sort them according to size for quality sales presentation. It will also promote uniformity n quicker, robust pre- pupa stage production.
@orangefool15275 жыл бұрын
This video did not disappoint, he has truly been overrun.
@vincentbrown81823 жыл бұрын
You are awesome... resourceful... I'd personally come to help you... I'm pretty handy. 101st Airborne... Screaming Eagles Vet... I've used 5hrs watching Soldier fly harvesting... its a joy... I just learned today...its satisfying
@TimothyEdgin5 жыл бұрын
You could bring in a couple chickens to help you clean the floor of bugs and debri. And nothing wrong with letting some escape: they benefit the environment in many ways. Farming these is a no lose situation. This is the perfect insect to farm; coupled with worms you have a nice setup.
@NWRedworms5 жыл бұрын
The chickens are at the door every morning eating the flies on the floor.
@roncote11475 жыл бұрын
Great video, thanks for all the information.
@jamesp23915 жыл бұрын
I bet the chickens would go crazy in there. They would clean up everything on the floor for sure.
@tonyhussey36104 жыл бұрын
James P I thought the same, if I had a favourite chicken I would let her clean up as a treat..
@adddad97793 жыл бұрын
You have created the beginning of an excellent aquaponics system. Tilapia would help you with your overcrowding larvae issue. Tilapia poop would make great plant food...
@artbyrobot13 жыл бұрын
yup
@BruceBrandt595 жыл бұрын
I found you after hearing about the flies on an Aquaponic video. Try advertising on aquaponic groups and pages.
@jomon17205 жыл бұрын
Great job.
@tmo43304 жыл бұрын
I feed my soldier fly grubs to me fish. 2 acre pond full of bluegill and bass. Nearly 300 pounds of bluegill harvest this year.
@fredflintstone15473 жыл бұрын
you would experience a greater return if you got rid of the bass and introduced catfish to feed on the bream
@tmo43303 жыл бұрын
@@fredflintstone1547 Thanks, I do want to find ways to increase the pounds of fillets! Great comment!
@rebeccaallsteadt45054 жыл бұрын
Wow good video. I am half way threw watching and wondering what are u feeding them. I would be baking them til crispy and bagging those things up lol. I want to do this in Alaska for to store up for my pigs, chickens, fish, and quail. I'm so impressed 😊
@tomquintero75832 жыл бұрын
Very cool thanks for sharing!
@TimothyEdgin5 жыл бұрын
Honestly, you need to scale up as quickly as possible and try to get a contract with a feedlot. This will produce far better chicken and fish than corn alone (I think a mix would be perfect), and it can also enrich the local environment. I would even considering applying for a government grant to hire some full time people and get a dedicated building: Cargill might even be open to seed funding you, and if we can steer them to sustainable foods like this I am all for it. Insect numbers are plummeting and I do not see why every farm does not have at least a worm farm, beehive and robber fly farm.
@Biophotogenesis4 жыл бұрын
I'm starting a black soldier fly and worm bins but robber flies sound amazing. I can't seem to find any information about anyone farming them whatsoever though, or where to buy their larvae though. :(
@Padriom4 жыл бұрын
@@Biophotogenesis hey, i've found this article, it might help you out! Greetings from Brazil! www.eawag.ch/en/department/sandec/projects/mswm/black-soldier-fly-biowaste-processing/
@RockingtheBody3 жыл бұрын
Love these ideas
@TimothyEdgin3 жыл бұрын
@@Biophotogenesis You do not want robber flies around too much! Trust me on that.
@TimothyEdgin3 жыл бұрын
@@RockingtheBody Insects are key to our survival-can't go to space without them.
@erikiacopelli4515 жыл бұрын
ppl that do ice fishing would REALLY love to get a ton of them from you
@NWRedworms5 жыл бұрын
www.northwestredworms.com/all?category=Insects
@steveholloway61512 жыл бұрын
impressive, Pet Smart on meal worms was like 9.99 a small cup. i been growing my own for a while in small buckets for my chickens and fishing!
@firewheelfarm70952 жыл бұрын
Have you thought of playing some Barry White in the love room? Might help them to get in the mood!
@pdiaz16204 жыл бұрын
You're awesome!!!
@steph63372 жыл бұрын
You: "take these to the fly room" Me: "wait, what? This isn't the fly room" When you opened that door: 🤯
@jlctv.65674 жыл бұрын
My chicken love it... Nice video!!
@peace4peaceful3 жыл бұрын
Cool vid.
@GarrettXHolder3 жыл бұрын
Make a big solar dehydrator and store the dried larvae for chicken/fish feed. Since you asked for suggestions lol
@logicmonkey10344 жыл бұрын
I'm just starting out, I need to build a screen box to keep my flies in one place so they will breed and lay rather than fly off and hardly any return to lay eggs in my tote. Each night I dump about 20 ready larva but only get 1-4 egg lays a week. Stagnated
@Screamingpinesfarm5 жыл бұрын
Idea on selling maybe a package deal of 100,000 young larvae plus how to book and a bin to get started or something like that. would like to raise/grow black soldier flys for feeding but live in north central MN but as you know they do not like the cold.tried and failed with red wigglers, did ok with mealworms and had the gaint mealworms pupa turn in to breeder flys however the meal worms are very slow at turn around time.
@martianusharijadi67475 жыл бұрын
What media do the black soldier fly larva feed use?
@remarkpetrov15915 жыл бұрын
Super! This is best video about BSF (step-by-step)
@Parasuniversal5 жыл бұрын
Remark Petrov you may like this too www.parasuniversal.com/2018/07/black-soldier-fly-vertifarm-setup-and-with-jacob-of-sixlegs-farm-includes-up-close-video-of-inspecting-feeding-egg-laying-more/
@deadpresident78 Жыл бұрын
i agree with another poster(s) that a good chicken our two will keep the floor clean. lol
@sabudabir5 жыл бұрын
May I ask you what kind of lighting are you using? I'm struggling for quite some time to find a working combination but still didn't found working one. I would be really grateful to you for the info! I Great video!
@mikesbeardeds64624 жыл бұрын
Dang what I would give for one of those trays.......my beardeds would be in heaven!
@Tara-sf7uu4 жыл бұрын
Same here lol
@karenwilliams96174 жыл бұрын
Ditto
@jennifercline68664 жыл бұрын
So would my hedgehog, but she's not as interested once they hit the final pupae stage.
@azyzykehinde5 жыл бұрын
Good job, may the lord bless you. please can you tell me the type of light you used. i have issue with lightning almost all flies in my farm dies before laying an egg. i will like you suggestion on what to do to let them lay eggs because i was impressed when i saw your video.
@gelif11324 жыл бұрын
what kind of lightning you use for the breeding room? and many hours you turn on the light?thank you
@josefaure84104 жыл бұрын
Hey! So the barley you use is coming from a brewery? and another question, what's inside the buckets underneath the egg laying blocks? Also, do you keep the mesh in those buckets because of the fruit flies?
@QuiChiYang23 жыл бұрын
OMG, you are da Lord of da BSF. Dude you are rich. You have a full fledged business. Just streamline & tidy up a bit & you can make money sustaining 7 nearby organic poultry, pig, quail, grouse farms. Local waste management sites maintaining food waste. Restaurants will love this system. You SHOULD GET GOVERNMENT MONEY to scale this system UP!
@quangga19935 жыл бұрын
Sorry Mr. Can you teach me about the light and humidity in your flying room ? how many hour light a day ? And thank for your video.
@iainmackenzieUK5 жыл бұрын
thanks; very useful. Do you use or can recommend a chat forum for people who 'farm' BSFL?? Thanks
@themeeshies48104 жыл бұрын
How much compost/feed do you have to give them and how regular?
@alfierealfiere64195 жыл бұрын
Hello, great video. What kind of lamp do you use?
@karenwilliams96174 жыл бұрын
Thinking just maybe. Use as a live heating pad. Removable panels that produce heat. I see lots of ways to use it kinda. My head is spinning.
@lynnhowdeshell26414 жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the information. I have been following you for about 10 years and made the bin that you did a long time ago. It worked great for me. I keep growing BSF and am working on getting them going again this year. I want to make the egg laying boards as I think it will work better that cardboard. Are you planning on doing a video of how to make them and where to get poplar wood? Thank you and keep of the good work. I do not remember what area of the US you are in.
@ricehair88073 жыл бұрын
10 years? Thats some dedication!!
@adisbern Жыл бұрын
Tip for selling them. Look for the nearest Pet Store near you. They are awesome feeds for reptiles and other farm animals.
@magician20205 жыл бұрын
Have you considered using an LED light instead of a fluorescent light? The LED lights would not generate heat and help keep the humidity up.
@beebop9808 Жыл бұрын
They will produce a little less heat by using less power and they don't radiate heat from the front but they do generate heat from the back. There's no escaping heat when power is consumed.
@missparadise8795 ай бұрын
They like heat so that may be counterintuitive.
@davidgibson16384 жыл бұрын
How do you prep/soak your barley to get an acceptable moisture content? It doesn't seem to be a soggy mess and larvae don't appear to be able to crawl out but I'm assuming your bins aren't completely dry either. Thanks for sharing the videos and knowledge!!
@NWRedworms4 жыл бұрын
this is the way I get it from the brewery
@RockingtheBody3 жыл бұрын
Holy Moly, yes let's market them!
@giobelkoicenter4 жыл бұрын
What food they like?
@ayambangkok76014 жыл бұрын
ihh aluss pisan eyy tempatna..
@arifulhaque6314 жыл бұрын
what is the room temperature & humidity should keep always for black soldier flies also learves?
@kennethhart39045 жыл бұрын
Are you freeze drying for market?
@jimwilleford61404 жыл бұрын
These buggers just appeared and filled my smaller worm bin almost over night. What good are they to me? They ran my worms off.
@lynnhowdeshell26415 жыл бұрын
Where do you get the barley? How much water to barley so it is just right wet? Thank you. I have been growing BSF for years since I saw your first build and they are great for my chickens.
@FusionDeveloper3 жыл бұрын
He uses Used/spent barley grain from a brewery. However, they can subsist on used coffee grounds.
@mdpsi-run5 жыл бұрын
Your army is grand Supreme
@firstone94805 жыл бұрын
lol yup
@zacherynagy84454 жыл бұрын
Do you have a sifter setup that you use to seperate the husks and larvae
@briankarkada32084 жыл бұрын
very good info. how do you manage the frass?
@NWRedworms4 жыл бұрын
Currently my fras goes to the worm compost
@eltoncarvalho94563 жыл бұрын
What are your thoughts on dehydrating them and also about masking pellets?
@NWRedworms3 жыл бұрын
Im not ready for that big step
@charlconradie9032 Жыл бұрын
Hi, I have to say thank you for this info. I learnt more about BSF farming from you than the previous 50 videos I watched. I am truly grateful, because I am a start-up commercial BSF farmer and I am struggling a bit. I want to ask you: in what form do you feed barley? To all the disrespectful people who failed to read the notice about keeping comments respectful: if you have nothing better to do than insult people striving to do something honest and good... fuck off
@NWRedworms Жыл бұрын
the barley is ground and soaked (i.e. spent from a brewery)
@charlconradie9032 Жыл бұрын
@@NWRedworms Thanks, that is awesome!
@gekwen2 жыл бұрын
Great Video. God Bless you. What is your Harvest of Larva Per Month?
@myfrenchytrader3 жыл бұрын
amazing setup great video :) would you happen to know how big of a setup I would need to produce 15kg of larvaes per day?
@isabeauskorski9961 Жыл бұрын
I was wondering the same
@bravetang85 жыл бұрын
Have you had any issues with wipeouts due to disease? Late July, I went from around 1 pound harvests per day to zero almost overnight and it has not improved ever since. New larvae were growing but they died before reaching maturity. No changes in food scrap composition, and I monitored temperature/humidity carefully.
@NWRedworms5 жыл бұрын
when I first started I would have see this in some of my bins, and I had to clean them out. I started keeping multiple bins to keep them newer/younger. It could be mites or mold, both can cause problems.
@tomquintero75832 жыл бұрын
Probably ventilation may help, it helped me with my super worm breeding a small fan blowing over them.
@pplive-usachannel14682 жыл бұрын
what the food are you feed them? thank you so much
@CarlosRomero-mh8ed2 жыл бұрын
Desde que estadio se autocosechan o cosechan las larvas para que lleguen correctamente a pupa?..👍
@regissoulieres60004 жыл бұрын
what do you use as a substrate for your larvae? you do not seem to have any problem escaping larvae before it is mature. at my house he gets out of my bins in quantity every day. thank you
@FusionDeveloper3 жыл бұрын
He uses Used/spent barley grain from a brewery. However they can subsist on used coffee grounds.
@peacetham836 ай бұрын
Do you have video on your harvesting the bsf eggs? How do you do it?
@ducpham4545 жыл бұрын
If you keep a closed room, what kind of temple do you use to mate?
@NWRedworms5 жыл бұрын
81 degrees
@officeback8095 жыл бұрын
Sir .. What kind of environment in which the worm arises when they leave the egg and how much time remain in this environment ??
@generbeduya89023 жыл бұрын
good day sir i watch your video about bsf cultivation what sabstrate you use as food for maggots as it looks dry im t0t0 from philipines thank u sir
@logicmonkey10344 жыл бұрын
do you ever let your chickens or w/e in to clean up the foor? x]
@CBDStoreCBD3 ай бұрын
How do you keep the tiny larvae from leaving the bin?
@rochrich12235 жыл бұрын
I've seen some videos of bees over wintering inside a shed. The CO2 levels have to be managed in order to avoid it getting too dangerous(for humans). Have you ever measured the CO2 in your operation?
@highwaytoquail7542 жыл бұрын
Throw a few big leaf plants in there and CO2 should be a non issue.
@LatinDanceVideos2 жыл бұрын
A little ventilation would make the co2 a non issue. Good point tho as it is an unexpected issue
@Parasuniversal5 жыл бұрын
Wow that’s crazy
@iatjitrawasita65805 жыл бұрын
What kind of light that is better for bsf to mate and lay their egg? Or perhaps type of light is not crucial, humidity is more crucial?
@NWRedworms5 жыл бұрын
a full spectrum daylight light is best. There are many different kinds. There are many different variables that get them to lay eggs.
@Realme.994 жыл бұрын
What food you fed the larvae in video?
@joseherrera15223 жыл бұрын
hello, where do I get one of the trays?
@highwaytoquail7542 жыл бұрын
Have you considered selling on Amazon or Etsy? There are sellers on there, and they get good money for their larva. I know cause I need to buy some and price is a factor indeed.
@reshmiborkakoti99732 жыл бұрын
How much food needed for 10grm eegs to complete the cycle upto prepupa stage?
@kimcuongle85224 жыл бұрын
great
@dotaman86834 жыл бұрын
hello can you tell me pls what substrat do you have there,tx
@adisbern Жыл бұрын
Whats the size of those wood bricks used for the Eggs?
@miller170132 жыл бұрын
I have one of the self harvesting bins however my larvae slowed down i believe due to temps an not having enough to keep the bin warm. So I currently have a small setup in my reptile room in the 80s but if I wanted to run them through the winter is the compostin smell from these bins to overwhelming to keep indoors or should I consider a way to move them into the garage an heat a small makeshift room for them there?
@NWRedworms2 жыл бұрын
keep them above 40 degrees and they will just hibernate till it's warm again.
@pioli125 жыл бұрын
What temp do you keep the building where you host the BSFL?
@NWRedworms5 жыл бұрын
81 degrees
@vetmett4 жыл бұрын
what type of container are you using? I see integrated ramps. Where did you buy these? Or did you produce them? Thanks for your very appreciated Feedback! Best regards Stefan
@NWRedworms4 жыл бұрын
Yes I manufacture them www.northwestredworms.com/all/insects/ez-bsf-larvae-lab
@nandomancinas25633 жыл бұрын
Have you tried eating the larvae? If so how did they taste?
@lilinda9754 жыл бұрын
Sorry for using this space for a different question: How to get rid of BSF babies in my supposedly sealed compost bin? I live in a city apartment and has a tiny balcony. One of my compost bins has a little hole I didn't notice earlier, and before I know it, I saw the wiggling white little things in that compost bin...How can I get rid of them in a nice humane way? I just physically cannot bear the sight of them (no offense), I literally dropped my bin when I first notice them...
@alextanron4 жыл бұрын
what do you feed your larvae?
@aa-wf8pm4 жыл бұрын
How long did it take you to grow it this big?
@NWRedworms4 жыл бұрын
I've been doing this for almost ten years with little changes that made it better. The project you see took 3 years and is working very well.
@brendanstanford56125 жыл бұрын
Been a while since your last upload. Good to have you back! I've had a question I've been waiting to ask you... Do you know any major causes for mealworm pupa to dry up and die? I had a really bad loss on my last batch of pupa. I can't figure out why
@NWRedworms5 жыл бұрын
We get that when the pupa are in with the mealworms or beetles and they are not getting enough moisture. They will attack the pupa and suck them dry.
@samivyy91865 жыл бұрын
@@NWRedworms what are you feeding the fly sir?
@Michael-vo3tk5 жыл бұрын
@@samivyy9186nothing, they don't have mouths, they don't eat
@samivyy91865 жыл бұрын
@@Michael-vo3tk really? They have no mouth. They must eathing with smelling don't they?
@jackfrost69025 жыл бұрын
Dang! I was hungry.
@moondazed54516 ай бұрын
Do you feed them anything else besides barley? I'm curious how you separate them from the barley.
@dragowoo4 жыл бұрын
How do you prevent grain mites/fruit flies in your farms? I have been trying to start my own edible insect farms (mealworms, crickets, BSF) but i have problems with grain mites every single time! I live in a tropical country with average humidity around 70%. I've tried freezing and toasting the grains I feed them. I feel helpless no matter what I do and restart the grain mites infestations always come back!
@NWRedworms4 жыл бұрын
I get grain mites and they are tough to deal with. I have a dehumidifier running all the time in the larva area to keep them from spreading and I sift out the mites once I isolate the bins.
@FusionDeveloper3 жыл бұрын
Me too. I hate grain mites. They eat mealworm eggs. If you're not getting any babies, you probably have mites eating the eggs.
@tyrantable5 жыл бұрын
Lord of the Flies
@lamebubblesflysohigh5 жыл бұрын
chameleon heaven
@inlovewithhumans4 жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@rajsaindhav3 жыл бұрын
What food do you give to the hatched larva ? and What food do u give to the Larvas after 5 days ?
@kevreilly7 Жыл бұрын
I think just any old bad food will work but I am not the expert.
@imprimisxo5 жыл бұрын
What type of wood do you use for egg laying devices?
@NWRedworms5 жыл бұрын
poplar
@FusionDeveloper3 жыл бұрын
Or you can use 1 inch by 4 inch corrugated cardboard strips bundled together. Be sure to cut it the way that has the most holes and point the holes towards the sky and ground, that is what the look for.
5 жыл бұрын
Can you give me the detailed design of BSF automatic harvesting bin.
@NWRedworms5 жыл бұрын
Here is a link to my large bin design www.northwestredworms.com/all/black-soldier-fly-larvae-bin-instructions
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks @@NWRedworms
@kazanspru5 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Please, could you tell how many pounds of food is needed need to get 1 pound of larvaes?
@NWRedworms5 жыл бұрын
I have no idea.
@simong77354 жыл бұрын
Food waste...you can feed them anything
@FusionDeveloper3 жыл бұрын
He uses Used/spent barley grain from a brewery. However, they can subsist on used coffee grounds.
@timbotide3 жыл бұрын
Do you sell the frass? I hear it is an awesome soil amendment.