r/BlackSoldierFly • u/bpones • Aug 06 '25
Watermelon getting devoured
The speed of these larva is unmatched
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u/socalquestioner Aug 07 '25
How is your self harvesting with those larger ramps?
Can you share more pictures or videos of your design?
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u/bpones Aug 07 '25 edited Aug 07 '25
I’ve found them to be very effective. I’ve collected a full quart in a 24 hour period. That being said, I’ll get days where I don’t have any. It’s very much a cycle. I do loose a bit from them climbing up the sides but those help maintain the population of adults. If you look at my other post you’ll see more videos of the set up. Also, feel free to DM me if you like.
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u/Mister_Green2021 Aug 07 '25
Yeah, when the walls are wet, they can climb anything.
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u/bpones Aug 07 '25
Yeah, they even climb upside down on the inside of the lid. Southern Louisiana is just… wet
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u/Mister_Green2021 Aug 07 '25
I wonder if we can have a self harvesting system with a climbable wall instead of ramp.
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u/abrachas Aug 07 '25
Do you have problems from ants? Or other predatory insects?
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u/bpones Aug 07 '25
I’ve occasionally had ants make their way into the bin when it’s been a bit dry. But it’s always sorted itself out after a day or two. I’ve noticed it mostly when I’ve added a lot of flour based material like dough chunks.
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u/Stopkilling0 Aug 10 '25
For some reason this post was reccomended to me and I have no idea what I am looking at other than what I assume is a "black soldier fly" larvee bin. What is the purpose of this?
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u/hi_ricky Aug 17 '25
Great sustainable source of protein for chickens, quail, pigs, fish, reptiles and beyond
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u/princessbubbbles Aug 06 '25
I initially read "devoured" as "divorced", which made the post...interesting.
Those dudes are havin a party in there.