CharlieLittle
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Re:Worms and Maggots (not in the same bin) - 2008/04/25 17:06
Ah...sorry for the lack of searching then! Yes the Bio Pod forum is a bit slow but I suspect it is just being a new thing and will pick up once the units are available.
I've been trading emails with a fella there at the company about becoming a distributor. I must satisfy myself first of it's quality and the company relations with other distributors before I go jump in to something. I do believe it has great potential.
Your bucket project seems like it should work. My first prototype was a trash can with ramp attached to the outside. Like you I have not any BSF come to call yet and a fella in Georgia is supposed to send me some BSFL to get it started. The odor of the larvae is then supposed to attract more and so on as you already know.
My new design is unfortunately all secret like for the moment. I can say if I do not decide to go with the Bio Pod dealership I will offer inexpensive plans for building my design if it works like I vision it. No power tools needed for construction, under $50 to make with more space than a residential Bio Pod and insulated against cold and heat. It's not really my desire to go and compete with ESR and I hope their units are all that they claim. If for no other reason, I like what they are doing, why they are doing it and the units are just plain cool!
Edited to add...I should add that my experiments so far are working well with Blue Bottle Fly Larvae but they are not what we want eh! I can say a regular fly maggot has a hard time climbing the ramp if it is dry. Any condensation on the sides will allow them to climb straight up a plastic wall. Therefore I omit the lids and keep my bins under a pole barn roof with open ends.
Post edited by: CharlieLittle, at: 2008/04/25 17:11
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