Preserving BSF larvae

[Sofainthefog]

I have some BSF larvae in a bin that are producing rather well, and I wanted to look into preserving some of the excess for the winter when the girls wont be able to do as much of their usual foraging. Does anyone have any experience with this? I don't have a dehydrator.

I live in a mild climate where our first frost is usually mid November and the lows don't go below freezing that often, but I'm just not sure if they will stick around all year.

 

[Kenya Mwangi]

Hello Are you U_Stormcrow? My analytics of your writing show the way you write especially in your other posts with punctuation habits and overuse of parentheticals, specific phrases, and people in common that reply to you, that you and U_Stormcrow are one in the same.

 

[Sofainthefog]

Hello Are you U_Stormcrow? My analytics of your writing show the way you write especially in your other posts with punctuation habits and overuse of parentheticals, specific phrases, and people in common that reply to you, that you and U_Stormcrow are one in the same.

um, no? thanks for the writing critique though i’ll keep that in mind lol

 

[PrettyBirdRocky]

When I have a surplus of bugs (mealworms, dubias) I just freeze them and then bag them

 

[Loving my girls]

Hello Are you U_Stormcrow? My analytics of your writing show the way you write especially in your other posts with punctuation habits and overuse of parentheticals, specific phrases, and people in common that reply to you, that you and U_Stormcrow are one in the same.

Big Brother is watching

 

[Sofainthefog]

Big Brother is watching

apparently can big brother help me with my larvae preservation at least that’s all I’m asking

 

[tlcmurphy]

I haven’t done it, but would also think freezing would be the way to go. Good luck!

 

[Kenya Mwangi]

apparently can big brother help me with my larvae preservation at least that’s all I’m asking

Hello You changed your capitalization and puncuation practices immediatley after I asked you. So, are you sure?

I am not big brother my computer thought you were the other one.


For your question, there is a website that says you can keep them in the refrigerator at 50 to 59 degrees F and store them for 2 months at least. I think that would last a while. But then for the other colder months maybe freeze them like others say to do. But you might need to get a wine cooler refrigerator

I will try to freeze some tomorrow to see what happens. I know at least a thousand will fit in a sandwich bag. Yesterday I gave 1 group of 8 big chickens 200 hundred BSF larvae and they ate them in less than a minute. These chickens are 6 to 8 pounds in size. But how much nutrition is in 200 Larvae? I don't know. Ai knows if you like to ask. Weight and age of larvae seems more important for nutrition quality than number of larvae. Freezing should last all through winter without losing too much nutrtition according to websites that you can search at.