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I harvested my first black soldier fly larvae out of my homemade bsfl bin this morning.

When I went out to tend to the chickens this morning, I noticed this little guy had dropped out of my bsfl bin 🙂🪰

#GSD #grownostr #bsfl #BlackSoldierFlies #homesteading #permaculture #permies #gardening #resiliency
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SeeTrees 2y ago

Nice. Did the bsfs come on their own or did you order them? Did you design the bin? Looks a lot better than the rubber tub ones

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Sir Libre 2y ago

Thanks. I captured them myself. It took about a month before I saw any activity.

I'm not sure but I think that adding a bunch of cooked macaroni noodles is what really attracted them.

The main downside to my design is that it will eventually rot away in a few years.

This was just an experiment, if successful I may make the base out of concrete. I could use something more durable for the walls & lid. Maybe the walls out of concrete? The possibilities are endless.