tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391969915020744805.post7760501828071898549..comments2021-04-12T09:25:28.439-07:00Comments on Dirty Hands, Clean Food: Our Frugal DIY Black Soldier Fly Larvae SetupLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10288737862531034254noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391969915020744805.post-52610174558456596162019-11-25T04:15:25.690-08:002019-11-25T04:15:25.690-08:00My setup is an old discarded utility sink.
I have...My setup is an old discarded utility sink. <br />I have read that the Black Soldier Fly larvae consume the housefly larvae. As an experiment, I tossed a chunk of meat (pork tenderloin) into the BSF bin and yes, tons of houseflies were attracted to the meat and went to work creating hundreds++ of housefly larvae; the BSF gobbled them up before the housefly larvae could pupate. Win-win!!<br /><br />I had actually considered scooping up some local roadkill to both clean the environment and to keep my BSF larvae fed. (Still thinking; haven't done it yet.)greene33https://www.blogger.com/profile/10881693782722851217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391969915020744805.post-81498409963330973442019-02-11T23:09:30.571-08:002019-02-11T23:09:30.571-08:00We do dilute it - I only dilute it a little (1:5) ...We do dilute it - I only dilute it a little (1:5) and use into the soil directly (i.e. not on the leaves) but some recommend diluting 1:100! So it really is best to see what works with your particualr setup. Usually it only has a very mild smell - like a forest floor - If it is smelling then we know there is something wrong i.e. grubs not coping with the volume of waste. Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10288737862531034254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4391969915020744805.post-77421892796279241772018-06-12T01:08:37.945-07:002018-06-12T01:08:37.945-07:00Thank you for your informative post! Do you use th...Thank you for your informative post! Do you use the leachate as-is on your plants, or do you dilute it with water? And does it smell?Ernahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844318315487847535noreply@blogger.com