Passive Larvae Screening 

That was different. Most people wouldn’t admit to their mistakes. Great video. Do more like this. 👍

I'm on the same BSF journey as you. Thanks for the info.

Great vids . Greetings from Ohio. Just had my 1st few flies emerge today in the mating cage Thank you for your videos.

Subscriber 788, almost to the monitization threshold. Glad i found your channel. That for sharinf/educating...

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If we're also self composting, is it better to split the food waste into the BSF larvae and the compost, so the compost gets a full range of the raw materials as well? Rather than just the chitin? I just wonder how ppl who raise homestead with chicken and garden split their resource waste. But good story time about the watermelon, I would've never even thought of it being a problem and yes I can imagine how gross it was sounding like rice krispies lol

maybe make a setup where the box is kinda tilted so the water would drain by itself and collect them then use to your crops

I do something similar. I also do a passive screening the pupae that work really good.

In India they add dry oats or flour to offset the too much water from the products such as pumpkins or potatoes etc. And oats is high energy so... but also it also depend upon the container if there is a drainage for water to pass and leave the tubs they worms live in.

Well, I feel better about us having to use passive sifting due to our frass being too clumpy as we build up our livestock population. We've finally gotten to the point that we're getting a much faster and more complete consumption rate due to the increased population density per container. Our feed is nothing but ground produce waste , so even after grinding it's still pretty wet. We use a woodchipper to grind, so our mash isn't as homogenized as yours seems to come out. We grind into a trough with holes drilled for drainage, then squeeze off what we're feeding to the grubs between two shoebox totes. I'm currently trying to source a large supply of dry food waste to add in afterwards to soak up the remaining water before feeding the grubs.

That's a truly interesting video; I've subscribed to the channel. I recently watched a video from a BSF producer in Phoenix who claimed his costs were around $3 per pound, if I recall correctly. I'm curious about potential ways a producer could reduce their costs, as it looks to be quite labor-intensive. Additionally, I would like to know your thoughts on natural oviposition.

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Eu uso abóbora, é muito eficiente e não fica tão húmido

I am raising them in my bedroom. Do you have advice for how i can enclose the hatched flies into something, that can then be easily transferred into another enclosure? Meaning, my larvae turn to pupae and those hatch, and i want to catch them hatched and transfer into another thing. The reason I want to do it this way, is because if I put the pupae into that enclosure directly, they will crawl out and drown. I tried putting the pupae into a container, and then running a few inches long PVC fitting that went to a light into the enclosure, but many of the flies stayed in the container and died and grew mold on them and one even laid eggs in the dark container, so that was a failure. So I need basically large open bins and to capture the flies and then be able to put them into the breeding environment I made, which is actually a half-filled aquarium that the surface is loaded with floating plants that they rest on and drink water from.

How do you dry out the compost you have put through the grinder? Do you just let it sit out?

Gosto do seu trabalho como são alimentadas as larvar o que é servido?Moji Guaçu S.P Brasil.

Can I ask what you feed them?

Thank you! I’ve been struggling with moisture and odor because of this. Tried the charcoal too! Somehow Justin @midwestmealworms has avoided this, his larvae all look so clean! He doesn’t grind the food first and is having great success

i'd enjoy more info on the grinder, please?!