Absolutely! I’ll be doing a follow up on June 20th. I’ll record bits of me adding scraps and checking in on it over that time. Should be a really good video. Thanks for watching!
I would loose the T and put two pipes down that way they climb up and fall down easier. Just my opinion. Thanks for sharing your changes. I like the bigger pipe for sure. Going to make one for us.
It would be nice if you did a video showing it actually working. How many BSFL are you getting per day? How often are you adding food? Do you have to let some BSFL actually turn into flies to repeat the cycle, or do you just let nature take its course and let new flies find their way to the bin?
Absolutely! The video that I’m planning for June 20th will be several clips from over the next month. It’ll show how I’m adding scraps, water, etc and how many larvae are being produced. Also, I don’t “let” any of them turn into flies. The BSF will continue returning and laying eggs as long as the conditions are favorable to them. Thanks for watching and for your comment.
I do from time to time notice a lot of gnats. The soldier fly larvae will actually eat some of them. They also feed on gnat eggs and fruit fly eggs. So the numbers should go down drastically once the larvae start to flourish.
I find this fascinating thanks
I will be back to catch your update
It will interesting to see your update! That system looks awesome. Thank you for posting
Best luck this year, keep us posted
Absolutely! I’ll be doing a follow up on June 20th. I’ll record bits of me adding scraps and checking in on it over that time. Should be a really good video. Thanks for watching!
I would loose the T and put two pipes down that way they climb up and fall down easier. Just my opinion. Thanks for sharing your changes. I like the bigger pipe for sure. Going to make one for us.
You don’t want over 40% slope. They can do 45, but it’s harder on them to get up.
It would be nice if you did a video showing it actually working. How many BSFL are you getting per day? How often are you adding food? Do you have to let some BSFL actually turn into flies to repeat the cycle, or do you just let nature take its course and let new flies find their way to the bin?
Absolutely! The video that I’m planning for June 20th will be several clips from over the next month. It’ll show how I’m adding scraps, water, etc and how many larvae are being produced. Also, I don’t “let” any of them turn into flies. The BSF will continue returning and laying eggs as long as the conditions are favorable to them. Thanks for watching and for your comment.
@@saltydawghomesteadsounds good. Can't wait for the videos!
I did mine and I have a ton of gnats in it. Is this normal or do I need to start over
I do from time to time notice a lot of gnats. The soldier fly larvae will actually eat some of them. They also feed on gnat eggs and fruit fly eggs. So the numbers should go down drastically once the larvae start to flourish.