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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #15 on: October 07, 2009, 03:15:36 PM »
BSFL confirmed in eastern Tennessee
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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #16 on: October 17, 2009, 09:03:20 AM »
Found these guys in my worm bin in Champaign, IL back in August.  I thought they had dissappeared, but I just found some again today (October).  There are still some little active ones, but the big dark ones don't seem to be doing much.  Do I need to put them outside so they can continue their life-cycle?

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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #17 on: October 17, 2009, 09:30:14 AM »
Wow! I didn't expect BSF in central Illinois in hardiness zone 5. Thanks Aariq!

I would put them back outside, unless you have a hungry lizard or chicken....
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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #18 on: October 17, 2009, 11:53:48 AM »
Aariq, that's a nice variety of grubs you collected! Did you have any problems with the grubs overrunning the worm bin?

Jerry, I can't tell the difference between the 'digger' of a dark, mature pre-pupa and the mouth of a juvenile grub. Since the dark grubs are still moving as they seek a place to pupate, how can you tell if it's time to put them in the 'retirement home'? Do you basically send them back into the active feeding zone again and wait for them to climb the self-harvesting ramp again?

I think it's already been confirmed, but I'll add a confirmed sighting for Berkeley, CA (SF Bay area). I posted photos in the cold weather thread.

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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #19 on: October 17, 2009, 05:11:35 PM »
They haven't been overrunning the worm bin because it usually has a lid on it, also I've brought it inside now that the weather has gotten cold.  I think they must have gotten in there one day when the lid was left ajar for the day.
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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #20 on: February 11, 2010, 05:11:35 PM »
I've seen them here, Olympia WA area, Zone 7b.  Found some dark larvae in the compost here today, even after our cold temps. 

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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #21 on: February 12, 2010, 07:23:15 AM »
Here is southwest Florida they're thick as ...er....flies!
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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #22 on: February 12, 2010, 08:14:37 AM »
Hi Tarvus,

I tend to be very cautious about referring to BSF in terms that might give the impression they are commonly found as adults in large numbers like house flies or blow flies. Could you give us an idea of how many adult black soldier flies you might see at one time around your place?

I will sometimes have thousands of pupae in a bucket to protect them until they emerge so I've seen as many a a few hundred emerging a few times in the past. In the absence of that artificial concentration of pupae I think the most free flying adult BSF I've seen on my property is around 15 individuals at one time. These BSF were egg laden females that were attracted to my BioPod and soon after laying their eggs they disappeared. Many people I've communicated with have images of large numbers of adult BSF swarming around a BioPod and I want to avoid reinforcing that image since I don't believe it's accurate.

I'm not picking on you, I'm just being cautious with regard to people just learning about BSF. Personally, I think you rock. :)
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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #23 on: February 13, 2010, 12:32:20 PM »
Well, I wish *I* had large swarms around my place!  But I'm working on it!   ;D

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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #24 on: February 13, 2010, 07:57:55 PM »
Well, we do have a big population of them, but I was basically just joking - trying to make a rather lame play on words I suppose.  Sorry if I unintentionally mislead anybody.   :-[
Jerry is correct - BSF do NOT swarm like flies.  I think the most I have ever seen was probably less than a dozen at one time and most of those had just hatched in a DIY bucket and were crawling up the insides of the bucket.  It's rare to see more than maybe 5 or 6 in the vicinity of the biopod and usually you won't even seen a single fly.  Rarely do you even see them laying eggs.
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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #25 on: February 23, 2010, 08:12:10 AM »
Thanks Tarvus, as I said, you rock.


BSF in Tucson AZ - I received an email from a pending BioPod customer in Tucson that stated "Yes, I know we have them here - I've seen them for years in my compost bins, and have been wondering about them... "
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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #26 on: February 25, 2010, 08:33:45 PM »
I was talking to a friend who is interested in BSF for reduction of dog poop (she does rescue), and she said our problem with the BSF and the cold weather limiting their reproduction could probably be eliminated if we could create a pipeline for all the hot air coming out of Washington D.C. and all the state capitals.

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Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings- Spring - Summer 2010
« Reply #27 on: April 17, 2010, 08:56:17 AM »
4/17/10 - So far no BSFs here in climate zone 9-10, California coast.

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Re: Confirmed Black Soldier Fly Sightings-PLEASE READ ORIGINAL POST FIRST
« Reply #28 on: May 21, 2010, 01:35:39 PM »
Saw a BSF nosing around in my worm bin.  I'll check in 102 - 106 hours and see if there are any larvae.

Mark in Santa Barbara, CA
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« Reply #29 on: July 26, 2010, 11:03:51 AM »
Something alike was discussed on the Yahoo! Answers last week, i can share a link if you want some
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