Attract Black Soldier Fly

[wafiq95]

How to attract BSF? I have not found any BSF in my area. I live at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

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Hello, I’m from KL too and very much a newbie with aquaponics. Merely based from Internet readings, I’ve jumped into aquaponics by starting with a micro setup using 2 feet glass aquarium, pumps, Styrofoam grape box as my growbox sitting on top with overflow pipe. Using hydroton as growing media, I’m trying lettuce, chives (kucai), pegaga, seylom, pak choi, kalian and few others. Since the setup is in my room, I’m using 2x13watt high efficient flouro lights as growlights. Fishes are 1 kaloi, 4 sepat, 3 kap rumput and 2 gold fish. To date, the lettuces and pegaga are thriving, everything else is struggling. Obviously there is nutrient deficiency, and I’m trying hard to improve things.

I’ve also started my own diy biopod last week by using a broken 4 liter pail, Styrofoam cover and the ramp is from half cut bicycle tyre. Joint everything with silicon and tie zips and my biopod Mark 1 is ready. As starters I’ve put in some spoilt rice, mango peelings, coffee grounds, potato peelings, plus various other stuff. After a few days the smell starts appearing, especially the leech smells like bad vinegar/apple cider. On day 4, I found about 6 BSF grubs in the compost, whereas I’ve never seen one BSF flying around. Probably it came when I’m not around. From the larvae appearance, I’m pretty sure it is BSF grubs (pointed and rounded at either ends). Size is about 1cm. Hopefully in a few days time I can harvest some.

In short, don’t go looking around for BSF. It will come to you if you can be as smelly as mybiopod Mark 1.

[wafiq95]

Hello, I’m from KL too and very much a newbie with aquaponics. Merely based from Internet readings, I’ve jumped into aquaponics by starting with a micro setup using 2 feet glass aquarium, pumps, Styrofoam grape box as my growbox sitting on top with overflow pipe. Using hydroton as growing media, I’m trying lettuce, chives (kucai), pegaga, seylom, pak choi, kalian and few others. Since the setup is in my room, I’m using 2x13watt high efficient flouro lights as growlights. Fishes are 1 kaloi, 4 sepat, 3 kap rumput and 2 gold fish. To date, the lettuces and pegaga are thriving, everything else is struggling. Obviously there is nutrient deficiency, and I’m trying hard to improve things.

I’ve also started my own diy biopod last week by using a broken 4 liter pail, Styrofoam cover and the ramp is from half cut bicycle tyre. Joint everything with silicon and tie zips and my biopod Mark 1 is ready. As starters I’ve put in some spoilt rice, mango peelings, coffee grounds, potato peelings, plus various other stuff. After a few days the smell starts appearing, especially the leech smells like bad vinegar/apple cider. On day 4, I found about 6 BSF grubs in the compost, whereas I’ve never seen one BSF flying around. Probably it came when I’m not around. From the larvae appearance, I’m pretty sure it is BSF grubs (pointed and rounded at either ends). Size is about 1cm. Hopefully in a few days time I can harvest some.

In short, don’t go looking around for BSF. It will come to you if you can be as smelly as mybiopod Mark 1.

Thanks. I will use your strategy. I will put banana peels, frozen veggies, egg shell, rice, and tea bag

[wafiq95]

hey Asan. Does your diy have drainage?

[wafiq95]

Hey. Send your way attracting BSF in this thread.

[wafiq95]

is this really work Asan? Because, I set up the compose last minute but it attract housefly

Can you post your Diy biopod at the BSF new thread that I make.

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hey Asan. Does your diy have drainage?

For drainage, I made a small hole about 1 inch from the bottom. Inside, I put in 1 inch of coconut fiber bedding. Then start filling with your peelings, etc. Liquid (leech) will seep out from this hole and will accumulate outside the pail.

The stand for the pail is a plastic paint tub (17 liter type). The diameter of this tub's cover is about 1 inch larger than diameter of bottom of the pail. Hence, when the pail is placed on top of the tub, there is a 0.5 inch gap all around the perimeter of pail. Here I pour in water, acting as ant barrier. The leech will accumulate here too.

The setup sits on earth ground besides a 4 inch drain. To freshen things up, I pour fresh water all around the ant barrier/leech collecting channel, and the ground surrounding is always wet, hoping it will be a new housing development area for earthworms… )

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Attached is a sketch of mybiopod mark 1.

[wafiq95]

Attached is a sketch of mybiopod mark 1.

I can`t see the sketch. attached the file.

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