Dominique Altidore

It looks like fruit flies have outcompeted the BSF for now.

I guess I need to build a compost heap more conducive to BSF, and less so to fruit flies. Any suggestions how to go about this?

Zach, what was the purpose of the brown paper in your system?

Good news! I found the larvae in my compost heap!

Now the tricky bit, how do I set up a compost heap where Black Soldier Fly is the dominant species? I put the larvae I found in a bucket with some avocado peels, pumpkin skin, etc., but so far I'm getting mostly fruit flies. Do I just need to be patient, or is there something I can do at this stage to encourage BSF/discourage other species?

From what I understand, biochar is the same substance as charcoal, just put to a different use. Can I just buy a bag of charcoal at the market, grind it up and spread it on my field? Most of the websites seem to be focused on how to make it, but charcoal is cheap and easily available where I am, so why not just buy it?

Hi,

I'd like some Black Soldier Fly to feed my tilapia. I am in a 3rd world country and there's nowhere I can buy it. No postal service here either.

Someone told me I can leave a bucket of scraps out (with some air-holes), and Black Soldier Fly might show up naturally. Has anyone tried this?

How can I identify them? Should I look for larvae or flies?

Thanks.