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| Author: | BuiDoi [ Mar 9th, '15, 12:45 ] |
| Post subject: | What grub am I... |
Attachment: AP-WF-GRUB.jpg [ 14.99 KiB | Viewed 8281 times ] These little grubs, have taken over one worm farm.. about 15 to 20mm (1/2>3/4") long Whereas worms seem to leave a fairly nice tailings, these grubs end up with a thick sickening"Soup" that just churns with all the grubs.. I suspect any worms have died.. but the fish like them  .. . |
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| Author: | mattyoga [ Mar 9th, '15, 13:01 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
looks like a BSF - not seen one that close up before! |
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| Author: | BuiDoi [ Mar 9th, '15, 13:15 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
BLACK SOLDIER FLY I had NEVER seen one, but you seem to be right...  now I know what you guys have been talking about, thinking they did not exist in Oz.. http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/waste_mgt/smithfield_projects/phase2report05/cd,web%20files/A2.pdf .. . |
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| Author: | mattyoga [ Mar 9th, '15, 14:46 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
Yep - I keep finding them everywhere other than in my BSF farm ! |
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| Author: | Bender [ Mar 9th, '15, 20:42 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
BSF larvae. Lucky you. They love worm bins and compost heaps. I had seen them in my compost long before I knew what they were. Now I breed them for chicken feed Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | BuiDoi [ Mar 10th, '15, 08:11 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
.. The odd thing is that they are in a sealed[ish] worm farm.. There are zillions of them but I have never seen an adult, so they must reproduce as just grubs.. Now thinking of making a farm to correctly harvest them.. :-) .. . |
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| Author: | mattyoga [ Mar 10th, '15, 08:18 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
The adult flies canl lay eggs around the edges that can fall in , or if it was left with the lid not fully sealed one time they can get in. They are only active in summer where I am (and you are I presume) |
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| Author: | earthbound [ Mar 10th, '15, 09:29 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
Keep an eye out for the adults, you will probably see them around but they don;t tend to bother humans at all.. Heaps of info on farms and harvesting them around the forum, they are great because they self harvest when mature.. 
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| Author: | BuiDoi [ Mar 10th, '15, 14:22 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
.. and if anyone wants some, I suspect they would post OK .. . |
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| Author: | skeggley [ Mar 11th, '15, 21:49 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
Here is someone who would like some... viewtopic.php?f=26&t=22781&hilit=Seeking+black%2A |
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| Author: | Artie [ Jul 10th, '15, 16:57 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
Hi yes seems like bsf to me,i have them in my three bins and worms,seem to be ok,you can cut the numbers down if you wish by cutting your input down,or just feed the fish what comes be it bsf or worms... |
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| Author: | tmaker [ Jul 10th, '15, 18:02 ] |
| Post subject: | Re: What grub am I... |
lucky you i have been trying for 3 mths already. no luck |
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