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    Anyone using black soldier flies?

    Ah, that makes sense. Suggestion - Once you get the colonies started on those piles, give the flies a place to lay the eggs and it should become self-sustaining. You could put a piece of cardboard/coroplast (the aforementioned plastic signs) on a stick or something for them to lay the eggs...
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    Anyone using black soldier flies?

    They will lay their eggs in any crevice that they deem "safe". Occasionally, they will lay them on the food...but they prefer not to. I frequently find them in on the side of my bin once I pull off the top. They tend to lay them in the crevice created between the top and the bin. Once I pull...
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    Anyone using black soldier flies?

    Great thread all. I am raising BSF and love to read others' ideas. For those having issues with the cardboard getting wet, try one of those plastic signs you see on the side of the road (perhaps an old political sign). They are essentially plastic corrugated cardboard and will withstand the...
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