Healthy soil and sustainable growing

[Harvey Ussery <harvey@themodernhomestead.us>]

On 07/17/2010 07:10 PM, paul@oneseedling.com wrote:
> I have one of the commercial size BioPods for raising BSF and am using a
> combination of vegetable scraps and pig manure.

Paul, what level of production are you getting? How are you using the 
larvae? I'm using a household size BioPod (plus some DIY buckets), using 
the grubs to feed my chickens. So far crawl-off is modest--a bit 
frustrating.
> Since starting to raise BSF larve I have noticed a dramatic decrease in
> the common house fly. Paul the Skeptic
>    

Yes, the BSF larvae outcompete the larvae of other fly species in almost 
all feeding media.

~Harvey


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