Black soldier fly larvae

Fascinating Smithsonian report on use for food and fertilizer. I am not sure Id enjoy eating them, but I would love to have small scale version of bsfl farming for myself as a way to produce fertilizer and chicken food. I imagine it is like having a worm bin. Wondering if anyone has tried this and how did it go.

It sounds kinda neat in the article: On a small scale, it’s possible to envision a completely zero-waste circular economy. Let’s say you keep chickens. You can feed maggots to the chickens, and feed human food waste to the maggots, while using the maggots’ own waste as manure to grow more produce. A local luxury establishment, the Ololo Safari Lodge & Farm, has had success with this.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/maggots-incredibly-efficient-source-protein-may-make-them-next-superfood-humans-180987847/

There are various threads on BSF propagation on this site, I think.  It seems a popular pastime

This undergrad effort has good parameters spelled out clearly, especially the ability to raise BsF during winter months.  As a denizen of SE usa, I am lucky to have these fellows flying around all summer

I must admit this elegant recycling/upcycling insect is a pleasure to watch on hot steamy summer afternoons

I run multiple BSF larvae bins for my chickens. I also have a few rings of wire that I pile leaves and food scraps into, and once the fly larvae gets going pretty well in those rings, I will remove the wire and let the chickens dig through them.

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That sounds like a perfect way to propagate them without spending countless hours keeping them indoors. It seems better than  manually harvesting the larvae for the fowl.  Does your climate allow keeping them happy in colder months, or just April to October?  I would like to apply your method

I'm in zone 8a middle of north carolina. Last I had bsf larvae was the day after Thanksgiving. I'm sure they will be back in March or so around here.