Key Points and Methods of Black Soldier Fly Farming Explained
The black soldier fly is a saprophagous insect that can feed on garbage and excrement, so it is used in some places to protect the environment. But its larvae are a high-protein animal feed, which is the main use point of artificial farming and can bring farmers a certain income. Like yellow mealworms, fly maggots, and superworms, it is a resource insect. Now that you understand the black soldier fly, let's look at the farming methods for black soldier flies.
1. Farm site
Stay away from residential areas, and choose a place with garbage and livestock excrement, preferably at a farm, such as a farm raising chickens, ducks, pigs, cattle, or sheep, or several hundred meters away from a large vegetable market. It must not be too close, so that resources can be used nearby. Feed costs are reduced. It can also help improve the environment.
2. Preparatory work
In places where this insect exists, eggs can be collected in the wild, but in some places there are none, and besides, the timing of wild collection is also a problem. It is best to contact a farm that already farms them and buy eggs. Prepare the hatching conditions. After hatching, farming can begin. They hatch after about a few days and roll down into the feed by themselves, so prepare the feed. Use fermented wheat bran, 60% humidity, and raise them in separate boxes.
3. Rearing methods
Box rearing is more convenient to manage and suitable for indoor farming. Pond rearing requires building a large-area simple shed, but it does not need too many people to manage it, and it is suitable for rural farming, where there is ample space and feed resources. Cultivating breeding insects, collecting pupae, mating, and collecting eggs all require careful management. They need to be raised separately to breed high-quality breeding insects. The feed can be diverse.
4. Farming management
A place with good light and good ventilation is needed, and farming facilities that can control temperature must also be built. Adults can fly, so pay attention to setting up protective nets to prevent escape. Some kitchen waste should be crushed before feeding, and it can also be fed after fermentation. Feed at regular times, and adjust temperature and moisture. Adult mating requires light, so install iodine tungsten lamps and turn on the lights on cloudy days. Keep the indoor temperature between 25 and 28 degrees.
The above are the overall technical requirements, conditions, methods, and so on for black soldier fly farming. I hope this helps farmers who need to learn about it.