Black Soldier Fly - Wintering Over
Submitted by adriannetraub on Thu, 12/19/2013 - 11:49amAs our upstate NY weather turns toward winter, we begin to face the essence of our research question: is it feasible for small farmers to raise BSFL year round? The species is native to warm climates in the Americas, and when temperatures dip too low (below ~70F) their metabolism and development slows down. We would like to create conditions mimicking the warm climates to ensure fast growth and development throughout our winter.