Sorry to keep posting on all your pics here but you share interesting stuff! I want to grow BSF but I’ve never seen them here (zone 5 northern Illinois). Do you know if they’d survive here or if its worth it to start a new colony every spring? My quail love to eat the freeze dried ones but they’re $$$
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Good question. I don't know about Illinois but from what I understand they are native all over the US.
Also they're not active below something like 55 degrees so if you wanted to do year round production you would have to have them in a climate controlled building.
I plan on growing a ton of larvae while I can and dehydrating and or freezing enough to get me through the winter. Then start all over again next April
Cool maybe I’ll give them a try this year. I raise rabbits.. I’ve heard they’ll colonize under rabbit cages in the manure.