REARING

Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Ameilia Zuliyanti Siregar
Fakuktas Pertanian USU
ameiliazuliyanti@gmail.com
BSFL Compost Bins
Black Soldier Fly Larvae
Partnership with Bell’s
 Experiments
• Relationship between dial temp., sensor
temp., and compost pile temp.
• Carbon: Nitrogen ratio
• New design for year-round production
• Lighting used in breeding structure
Harvest
 Waste Reduction Ratio

  DIY5
Input: 53 lbs.
Output: 3.1 lbs
  17.10 lbs.

17:1 ; food to grub castings

Breeding
• Mini Fridge
(insulation)
• Ventilation
• Sensors
• 60 WATT Halogen
Light
• House Plant
• Leachate Spray
• Pupae Bin
• Water Bin
• Cardboard
• Screen
 Breeding Challenges
• Temperature
• Relative Humidity
• Mites
• Mold
• Lighting
• Automization/ upscaling
BSF Eggs
BSF Eggs
 Moving Forward…
• Lab tests:
– Soil
– Compost Tea/Leachate
– Compost solids
• Scalability
• Outreach
• WMU food waste