More Have Arrived

Today, we were happy to have received another shipment of 1700 maggots. They went straight to the Farm, to make a grand total of about 2500 BSF currently in the biopod.

Another 10 pupa were in the crawl-off bucket, and were transferred to the bird cage, the home of all of our BSF pupa.

In other good news, it does look as if our maggots are producing a synonome that is keeping pest flies away. Even though our biopod is a mere 50 meters from the big, smelly compost pile, Rylo and I have seen only one pest fly buzz around our culture (when we lifted the lid on the pod), and even this guy left quite quickly.

I know the terms 'crawl-off bucket' and 'lid' on the pod probably don't make a ton of sense to you; I plan on taking pictures early next week, and it will all become clear- that's a promise!!

Also, just received word that Rylo and I will be giving a presentation about our precious BSF the morning of next Wednesday. Our audience will be the 6- and 7-year olds that attend Day Camp at UBC Farm, and our presentation will be part of the ever anticipated Critter Week.