Scott, what is a black soldier fly?
A black soldier fly (Hermetia Illucens) is an insect species found commonly throughout the U.S. As an adult, it neither bites nor stings nor eats, and in fact does not even have a mouth. For this reason, it has no interest in food, and therefore does not enter human occupied buildings or spread disease like a common housefly. What about them excites you? The grub-like juvenile larvae of the black soldier fly have the capability to quickly devour many types of food wastes, including putrescent meat and dairy products, which are difficult to process in regular composting or through a worm composting system. The finished product can be used as a soil amendment. To date this is more of a backyard pursuit, right? Where can the backyard composter learn more, online? There is growing interest about black soldier fly composting on the web. www.blacksoldierflyblog.com is a great resource of people sharing their experiences with BSF. Additionally, we discuss BSF culture methods in our book, Tool
