Black soldier flys.

dbird

Hi everyone.Dose anyone living around Perth or the south west of WA have any BSF that might be able to let me have a few. I live at Narrogin

skeggley

Hiya Don, bsf are becoming more numerous as it warms up. If you have a compost bin I'm fairly confident you will see some bsfl in there.

gtkmarine

Gday dbird

Like Skeggley said they should be prevalent in the SW of WA. The first year I tried to breed them I bought some from this site.
https://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/margaret-river/pet-products/black-soldier-fly-pupae-chicken-dog-reptile-fish-feed-/1109924098
The next year I had dormant/hibernating lava & this year Ill just hang a fish frame over a bucket with core flue egg receivers around the edge & wait for them to turn up. If all I get is blow fly maggots them Ill just feed them to the fish. But as soon as they deposit eggs in the core flue your away.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1X6E2_dSjk
It's not rocket science !

gtkmarine

Hi dbird
Have you had any luck with the BSFL. I looked trough the research I did before & found this :

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The adult flies are photophilic and require strong daylight spectra as well as temperatures between 25°C and 35°C to encourage mating to occur.

So far I have only seen the common Blowfly but it is still a little cool around here in Geraldton.

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