AI6YR BenHa, I did this last year (my BSFL, however, did not survive winter... I need some more to set up shop).
LAist: How to turn food waste into fertilizer in record time — with maggots
Brian SmallBSFL treats!!
The Black Soldier Larvae are good about climbing up into and around the lid to the composter. Almost every morning, when I take the kitchen waste なまごみ out I can grab some for the hens. It's good to keep some of the hens into the habit of eating out of the hand for when visitors want to get a close up look... If you have the time you can get the chicks used to being handled, but it's not bad to simply appreciate animals from an appropriate distance..
I promised to show some of the cute little 幼虫 larvae to some people in class. Of the 5 or 10 I mentioned it too, 1 or 2 may be sincerely positive about a larvae visit. Our educational systems are not doing a good job fomenting a "Sense of Wonder" in a general sort of way. I took some in last year. It's surprising to see who run-away frightened and who can work up the courage to take a close look, or even touch these healthy little critters. Biwa the SilkyHen came into class once: for learning "...come through the window.. come into the room.." I should try something like that again, generates interesting drawings: Might be able to work chickens into the lessons for "go" and "come"..
Irritated with myself for getting some BSFL into a yogurt container all ready to go to class and then forgetting them. Oh well,,, maybe next week. The hens get to eat the BSLF in the evening regardless..
#BSFL #Silkies #SilkyHens #アメリカミズアブ #BlackSoldierFlyLarvae #烏骨鶏 #烏骨鶏雌鳥
The Black Soldier Larvae are good about climbing up into and around the lid to the composter. Almost every morning, when I take the kitchen waste なまごみ out I can grab some for the hens. It's good to keep some of the hens into the habit of eating out of the hand for when visitors want to get a close up look... If you have the time you can get the chicks used to being handled, but it's not bad to simply appreciate animals from an appropriate distance..
I promised to show some of the cute little 幼虫 larvae to some people in class. Of the 5 or 10 I mentioned it too, 1 or 2 may be sincerely positive about a larvae visit. Our educational systems are not doing a good job fomenting a "Sense of Wonder" in a general sort of way. I took some in last year. It's surprising to see who run-away frightened and who can work up the courage to take a close look, or even touch these healthy little critters. Biwa the SilkyHen came into class once: for learning "...come through the window.. come into the room.." I should try something like that again, generates interesting drawings: Might be able to work chickens into the lessons for "go" and "come"..
Irritated with myself for getting some BSFL into a yogurt container all ready to go to class and then forgetting them. Oh well,,, maybe next week. The hens get to eat the BSLF in the evening regardless..
#BSFL #Silkies #SilkyHens #アメリカミズアブ #BlackSoldierFlyLarvae #烏骨鶏 #烏骨鶏雌鳥
Mangle Munching on BSFL...
And two other outgoing hens too..
#SilkyHen #Slikychickens #BSFL #BlackSoldierFlyLarvae #BackyardChickens #SilkyMangle #烏骨鶏 #アメリカミズアブ
And two other outgoing hens too..
#SilkyHen #Slikychickens #BSFL #BlackSoldierFlyLarvae #BackyardChickens #SilkyMangle #烏骨鶏 #アメリカミズアブ
The first BSFL, of the year!! It was nice to grab these two cuties out of the kitchen compost barrel this morning. The bird love these Black Soldier Fly Larvae.. When first encountering them you think awful fearful maggots but then you discover there are awesome insects, almost too good to be true the way they don't eat as adult so don't carry disease around, they actually keep away the disease-carrying flies.. And they turn just about any food (even animal manure) into high-quality protein-rich feed. If you can gather enough of these BSFL アメリカミズアブ together at once for tossing to the birds you feel like you are raining Mana down from Heaven, you become like the Chicken God..
#BSFL #アメリカミズアブ #SilkyChickens #BackyardChickens #烏骨鶏
#BSFL #アメリカミズアブ #SilkyChickens #BackyardChickens #烏骨鶏
Random garden tidbit: California Scrub Jay (Aphelocoma californica) are enthusiastic fans of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL). Retrieved a handful and left them out and the scrub jays ate them up in an instant. (note: the only problem with this, is if the scrub jays start pestering me to get some for them... they already follow me around if I look like I'm going to plant something in the garden, so they can pull those plants/seed out and eat them). #garden #bsfl #compost
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University of Queensland: Waiter there’s a (black soldier) fly in my soup
"29 October 2020
It may seem a little hard to swallow but the larvae of a waste-eating fly could become a new alternative protein source for humans, according to a University of Queensland scientist.
Professor Louw Hoffman said black soldier fly’s larvae, which was already utilised for animal feed, was a high quality protein.
“Just like meat, it contains all the nutrients humans need for health,” Professor Hoffman said."
https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2020/10/waiter-there%E2%80%99s-black-soldier-fly-my-soup
Second BSFL bin just set up an hour ago, my son thought it would be fun to have more of them. Though he wants to sell them to lizard and chicken owners. #compost #bsfl
Guardian, July 24, 2024: Australian scientists genetically engineer common fly species to eat more of humanity’s waste
Black soldier flies could help cut planet-warming methane produced when organic waste breaks down, Macquarie University team says
Okay, looking in the compost bin was a mistake. 🤢 #gardening #BSFL
PMCID: PMC9502457
PMID: 36135532
Nutritional Composition of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) and Its Potential Uses as Alternative Protein Sources in Animal Diets: A Review
"With the increasing global population, the shortage of protein feed resources is becoming more and more serious, and human beings urgently need to find new protein sources to replace traditional soybean meal and fish meal. Black soldier fly larvae are rich in fatty acids, proteins and minerals. "
Nutritional Composition of Black Soldier Fly Larvae (Hermetia illucens L.) and Its Potential Uses as Alternative Protein Sources in Animal Diets: A Review
With the increasing global population, the shortage of protein feed resources is becoming more and more serious, and human beings urgently need to find new protein sources to replace traditional soybean meal and fish meal. Black soldier fly larvae are ...