I started my BSFL farm in May when the weather got warm enough. I bought a couple thousand live BSFL, I lined the bottom of the bin with moistened pine shavings and
I added some vegetable scraps like orange peels and banana peels. I taped some corrugated cardboard under the lid to encourage egg laying. THEN THE HOUSEFLIES FOUND IT AND THEY INVADED!!!!! Now I only get 3 or 4 BSFL a day; the rest are just regular maggots. I thought of creating a net cover for the box as this will not allow houseflies to get in. It will also keep any mature BSF inside the enclosure to ensure more eggs and more subsequent larva. Am I the only one with this problem? Does anyone have any brilliant suggestions to get those flies reproducing? The ladies go wild for them!
I added some vegetable scraps like orange peels and banana peels. I taped some corrugated cardboard under the lid to encourage egg laying. THEN THE HOUSEFLIES FOUND IT AND THEY INVADED!!!!! Now I only get 3 or 4 BSFL a day; the rest are just regular maggots. I thought of creating a net cover for the box as this will not allow houseflies to get in. It will also keep any mature BSF inside the enclosure to ensure more eggs and more subsequent larva. Am I the only one with this problem? Does anyone have any brilliant suggestions to get those flies reproducing? The ladies go wild for them!