Thanks for covering this topic. Makes good sense! I am raising turkeys and they absolutely love meal worms and black soldier fly larva so I'm thinking of farming my own larva for them. I have a lot to learn before I begin. Thanks again for sharing these tips on containers!
BSF rất giá trị trong ngành nông nghiệp, Tôi ấn tượng việc làm của bạn. Tôi muốn bạn hãy tìm hiểu kỹ thuật nuôi BSF bằng chế phẩm sinh học ( chất lỏng ), giảm chi phí, giảm ô nhiễm môi trường, giá thành rẻ.❤
There is a very specific smell that they generate, but it can be worsened by excess moisture either in the bins or in the air. That's why all feedstock that comes in goes through a grinder to release the moisture from cell walls and to create more surface area which also allows for better churning and better air flow.
@@fullcirclebio being able to sift them at different sizes to get the frass out probably helps a ton. I just can’t seem to find too many different sizes of screen to use
@@Ashleyhendy I started with a window screen then later added a 1/4” mesh to the process. Between those two sizes, you can reduce the volume pretty significantly. The 1/4” mesh frames get used a lot when the bins are chunky and have too much moisture
@@fullcirclebio thanks. Finding it difficult to use the 1/4 until they are big enough! The bins get stinky before they are big enough to sift in the 1/4, but the window screen is really too small, the pet screen is better but still not quite right! Lol I just don’t have the means to invest in a grinder right now, nor am I thrilled about the extra mess and work. 😩 Have you tried to freeze the larvae? As a way of preservation?
If the feedstock is too wet and slippery, that's most likely the cause. Liquids, humidity, condensation all contribute to larvae gaining traction on container walls. But is is the larvae or the prepupae that are getting out?
A mixture, mostly prepupae. But as many people have a method for the prepupae to climb out of the initial feedstock into a collection bin.. but in my case nothing I used for a collection bin would hold the prepupae from plopping out again. They all just climbed right out of dry-smoothplastic-vertical bins. I tried having them fall into a 3ft tall skinny plastic tote and they still would scale the dry wall and escape. @@fullcirclebio
@@failingat5266 Hmm that's hard to trouble-shoot. I used to store prepupae in 5 gal buckets but they would overheat, create condensation and the ones on the bottom would get squished. It was an unkind environment for them. Any time I store them now, I keep them in the bus bins no deeper than 2 inches, and I screen them to remove any residue. They'll turn to pupae pretty quickly in those conditions.
Thanks! Maybe I just need to control the temp in the area I'm raising them. From what you said then possibly even a tiny bit of condensation would assist their majestic climb out of their confinement. I can't tell if you have a video on your bug rooms but are you in a location that gets winters and you need to heat and add/remove humidity from your bug rooms? @@fullcirclebio
The prepupae are just better equipped to climb, too, making them harder to contain. Maybe they just need better air circulation. Do they feel warm in the center of the container? I made a video that goes into some detail about climate-controlling the larvae room: ruclips.net/video/6SpNrne4JnM/видео.htmlsi=T6qv3WUJCd4wVVrx I only have to maintain a water source regularly in the winter. I will run a dehumidifier in the winter as well.
Great information! Thank you for being so thorough.
I would love to see your start to finish setup
Thanks for covering this topic. Makes good sense! I am raising turkeys and they absolutely love meal worms and black soldier fly larva so I'm thinking of farming my own larva for them. I have a lot to learn before I begin. Thanks again for sharing these tips on containers!
Good video. My bins were a decision between what I wanted and what they cost. I agree that keeping the material under 4" is critical to easy handling.
excellent info
This is great ❤
BSF rất giá trị trong ngành nông nghiệp, Tôi ấn tượng việc làm của bạn. Tôi muốn bạn hãy tìm hiểu kỹ thuật nuôi BSF bằng chế phẩm sinh học ( chất lỏng ), giảm chi phí, giảm ô nhiễm môi trường, giá thành rẻ.❤
Very curious how you deal with the odor, it is so incredibly difficult to control, especially the larger they get.
There is a very specific smell that they generate, but it can be worsened by excess moisture either in the bins or in the air. That's why all feedstock that comes in goes through a grinder to release the moisture from cell walls and to create more surface area which also allows for better churning and better air flow.
@@fullcirclebio being able to sift them at different sizes to get the frass out probably helps a ton. I just can’t seem to find too many different sizes of screen to use
@@Ashleyhendy I started with a window screen then later added a 1/4” mesh to the process. Between those two sizes, you can reduce the volume pretty significantly. The 1/4” mesh frames get used a lot when the bins are chunky and have too much moisture
@@fullcirclebio thanks. Finding it difficult to use the 1/4 until they are big enough! The bins get stinky before they are big enough to sift in the 1/4, but the window screen is really too small, the pet screen is better but still not quite right! Lol I just don’t have the means to invest in a grinder right now, nor am I thrilled about the extra mess and work. 😩
Have you tried to freeze the larvae? As a way of preservation?
@@Ashleyhendy I don't freeze them. It would require too much space and continual electricity
My big questions would be.. how do you keep your larva from climbing out of the bin? Mine just scale whatever wall I give them and escape..
If the feedstock is too wet and slippery, that's most likely the cause. Liquids, humidity, condensation all contribute to larvae gaining traction on container walls. But is is the larvae or the prepupae that are getting out?
A mixture, mostly prepupae. But as many people have a method for the prepupae to climb out of the initial feedstock into a collection bin.. but in my case nothing I used for a collection bin would hold the prepupae from plopping out again. They all just climbed right out of dry-smoothplastic-vertical bins. I tried having them fall into a 3ft tall skinny plastic tote and they still would scale the dry wall and escape.
@@fullcirclebio
@@failingat5266 Hmm that's hard to trouble-shoot. I used to store prepupae in 5 gal buckets but they would overheat, create condensation and the ones on the bottom would get squished. It was an unkind environment for them. Any time I store them now, I keep them in the bus bins no deeper than 2 inches, and I screen them to remove any residue. They'll turn to pupae pretty quickly in those conditions.
Thanks! Maybe I just need to control the temp in the area I'm raising them. From what you said then possibly even a tiny bit of condensation would assist their majestic climb out of their confinement. I can't tell if you have a video on your bug rooms but are you in a location that gets winters and you need to heat and add/remove humidity from your bug rooms?
@@fullcirclebio
The prepupae are just better equipped to climb, too, making them harder to contain. Maybe they just need better air circulation. Do they feel warm in the center of the container?
I made a video that goes into some detail about climate-controlling the larvae room: ruclips.net/video/6SpNrne4JnM/видео.htmlsi=T6qv3WUJCd4wVVrx
I only have to maintain a water source regularly in the winter. I will run a dehumidifier in the winter as well.