Symbi Biological
Category: Soldier Fly Larvae
Pupae Still Waiting
Today, when I walked into the Insectary (our greenhouse), I saw about a dozen or so of the pupae crawling round the flat of compost that I set out for them. They’ve been hiding out in there all winter as…
Read MoreOverwintering Pupae Emerge
A couple of days ago, some of the overwintering pupae emerged from the depths of the soil flat where they’ve been hiding. A couple of them have emerged as adults and are flying around the greenhouse. One landed on my…
Read MoreSurprise! More Pupae!
What a pleasant surprise to be greeted by some over wintering larvae! These hardy souls have been kicking it in this flat of compost and soil waiting for their time to emerge. I put the flat there next to the…
Read MoreLarval Dance
Here’s another shot of the new larvae. They have a certain grace to them. I sure hope they’re the good guys, but it’s hard to tell. I could be raising stable flies for all I know right now! As mentioned…
Read MoreBSFL Babies or Imposters?
We have some young larvae squirming about in the Biopod. Not really sure if they are another kind of fly or BSFL. They’re pretty small. At first, I just thought they were fungus gnat larvae, but I don’t see the…
Read MoreIs that it?
As you can see, the adult Black Soldier Fly in the photo is belly up. I saw another fly in the Biopod 3 days ago, but that is the last I’ve seen any adult flies. They’ve either laid eggs and…
Read MoreAdult Soldier Flies!
We’ve had many Soldier Flies pupate and emerge as adults. Some of them have flown away. Others have stayed. Our little greenhouse isn’t that big and we want the females to be able to leave and come back. I was…
Read MoreSome BSFL have crawled out!
I was starting to wonder about the larvae. Not much action in the last week or so. We outlasted an invasion of ants, some other flies, and a nasty hot spell. It looks like we’re moving on to the next…
Read MoreBSFL take back the Biopod
A few days ago, some other kind of flies took over the Biopod and the normal BSFL odor changed to a very stinky garbage smell. All the literature I’ve read says that the BSFL have something that deters other flies….
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