Black Soldier Fly Production Part 6 Infrastructure

[@83JustSomeGuy]

I've been watching this whole series. Thank you so much for your teachings! I've learned a lot.

[@aminelmessaoudi1107]

This man could sell me air in a bottle

[@Bradenthor]

The only thing about these guys, is that they like to buzz around real quick, like a wasp. I've accidentally killed them many time thinking they were a wasp. I will also input my experience with them and vermiculture. I have 2 worm bins with european nightcrawlers. The soldier fly has always been around the compost and decided to also use the worm bins as a breeding grounds. I have experienced that the soldier fly larve will not only reproduce, but also provide food in a more accessible form to the composting worms . Even through the "infestation" of the BSF, the compost worms are doing fine. Once the season is over I will harvest and check the worm population, but after months of feeding and super harsh heat, both species so far are doing great. I can go down about 4-5 inches in the bin and the compost worm activity is ideal. Thanks Living Web Farms for the great video series!

[@WoodenBoatGuy]

This was a great series. I've been planning to start growing these to use as bait and chum while keeping food scraps out of the landfill.

[@iurilimaco2068]

Thank you for the lessons. I've just stumbled upon this channel and it is pratically an informational gold mine.

[@wildwoman6278]

Thank you for this session I have learned a lot and I am going to try to do this

[@stevenwieler2990]

here it is! Thanks for sharing!

[@dineshmkarthickeyan363]

My chicken love this, they usually come to Me to eat pearl millet nowadays they are coming when I am going near to the closed compost pit 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@benkermen8360]

Second year with your small pod. I wish I had heard Pat's comment on Biochar for the fluid separation the first time I watched the video - since I produce biochar. I will have to try next year. I love the Soldier Fly, great conversation starter when we have company.

[@riverrat7529]

oatmeal never goes bad

[@geoffzephyrus9849]

Great video series! Thank you!

[@tylerlondon5052]

Thanks for making this series. I live in south Texas where these critters occur naturally. Found some crawling through some old mushy dog food that got rained on and now I know how to utilize them. I've already got my bin under construction and I've got some big plans to go with it!

[@spiroskanellakis1894]

Many thanks for sure the most usefull resource for bsf production i found on the internet.

[@williehodges745]

Dry dog food work's good

[@valerie4975]

4-5 lbs YIKES. I give up lol

[@farayimutangadura6454]

Wow Amazing Technology

[@claycappallo396]

I wish buying those is made easier. I am trying to buy one. It’s been a month and I still don’t have a delivery date.

[@EduardoMunoz-ye3nr]

Hi, this is amazing, do you still sell those big pods?

[@TheJakeRobinson]

can you freeze dry them to use as dry food for later - FD during the bountiful months so you have feed for winter? FD'ing good preserves around 95% of the nutrients - higher than any other form of preservation.

[@TheJakeRobinson]

for dry feedstock - can you use dry rice? Instead of kibble - will dry cat food wetted work?

[@bradmcclure4945]

please share the info on the bin you're using and the sourse! thank you great info thanks

[@genevievecarinerobert3478]

So where do we buy these containers?

[@livingwebfarms]

If you do a search for 'protapod' you will find many places to buy them from.

[@timenchanter683]

Where can we get these pre-made bins? What are they called? Thanks for all the awesome info!!!

[@wildwoman6278]

I need to know this to

[@Player-nu1ux]

for air ways have you tried PVC pipe?

[@aneesbajwaati8771]

Good

[@josevinescobar6618]

good sharing , im interested how much is the bin

[@josephpendergrass5211]

I loved these video. I can not find any thing about air mixtures. it has been 6 year.. lol ... i want more!

[@infocat13]

What about restaurant grease mixed with some dry waste?

[@ZsOtherBrother]

You've mentioned the issue of slippery ramps on new setups. Since your "tub" is made from plastic, how hard would it be to make the ramps a bit less slippery, (maybe sand blast that part of the mold, or something similar)? The farmer can (of course) scuff the plastic ramp a bit during the initial setup, but a design solution would be preferable, imho.

[@ZsOtherBrother]

By the way, I like the series very much, thanks for making and publishing it _/\_

[@SylviaR2007]

Does the gravel go inside the big pod or outside? What about the mulch?

[@davidtaylor367]

Why do I need a burlap cover if the lid is on the unit?

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

He explained that. It stops the food scraps from crusting over. It also helps to stop housflies.

[@surinameseworkerclassfight7067]

Cannabis cuttings do they eat these?

[@infocat13]

And hair and wool products?

[@SpiritedLady76]

When the flies lay the eggs on the burlap (which is laid on the top of the food), how are the eggs able to get below into the medium to the food?

[@walkingmonument]

The larvae hatch from the eggs and follow the smell towards the food and they fall in the container. They are tiny when they enter the container. I live in Florida and we have a composting bin in the backyard. One day when I opened the bin I noticed these freaky looking larvae and I was scratching my head trying to figure how they got in because everything is so tight. Well the momma doesn't need to get in. She just lays her eggs somewhere she deems safe on the the bin and her babies find their way in.

[@TaylorMadeTheater]

Sweet!

[@ahmedsalah-yi8iu]

how many larva for one germ??

[@PopleBackyardFarm]

new subscriber here

[@agro-centrisltd9589]

Hi Karl. It's really interesting to us. Is it possible to have a system feed 20,000 Cat Fish continuously, all year round?

[@mrniusi11]

obviously if you have the place heated and can add enough food for the BSFL then yes.

[@Player-nu1ux]

if I don't have burlap can I use cardboard box pieces?

[@assdforst5891]

Dr siddig Ahmed would I receive the feasibility study of siljour fly mass production

[@davidhanson888]

what's the use of the weed barrier?

[@joshmoone9071]

probably cleaning so that it does not mix with the rocks when you do maintenance at the end of the year

[@ronyerke9250]

Why not use sandpaper on the new ramps to make crawl off easier? 220 grit should work without doing a lot of damage.

[@mrniusi11]

they can crawl vertically up a plastic bin wall.

[@rodneywilliams1457]

Do you have to put dirt or something else in there or is it only larvae, and food. Building up from the plastic, then mesh, then food, then larvae. Do you put dirt on top?

[@joeyl.rowland4153]

No dirt. Only food scraps. The BSF larvae will consume those food scraps and turn them into a very rich soil. That soil has to be mixed with topsoil before planting plant. What the larvae leave is very similar to chicken manure.(it is by the way manure) it is super strong it will burn your plants.

[@abdulnasirmazina8750]

am from Tanzania how can i get it

[@ralphharding9012]

Soldiers fly need to be in wearm weather right

[@livingwebfarms]

Yes, the video talks about ideal temperatures, but generally, if you have cold winters, they will be dormant.

[@jomon1720]

Pardon me. Petcable? Can someone help me with the term? Thanks.

[@SylviaR2007]

pet kibble = dry dog food

[@jomon1720]

@@SylviaR2007 Thanks dear sister. So kind of you to reply.

[@RicardoBichinhosdaLaranja]

Qual a temperatura ideal sem a criação artificial amigo 🇧🇷

[@cruzergo]

It is very ideal in Brazil because many places there have no winter. Make sure to put a shade over the production area because they will dry with direct sunlight

[@kenroyph2]

wow thanks am all the way in jamaica and i love what am seeing thanks how can i get warms bin here to me in jamaica

[@angshumanmajumdar7216]

i need this cantanar i live in india

[@bradmcclure4945]

wormkowski

[@hossamhossam3616]

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[@timtation5837]

Wow… If you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit… That was a serious load of BS…