A Pineapple, A Cow and Thousands of Flies Meet in Costa Rica…

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  1. Black Soldier Fly Larvae (BSFL) can solve the problem in 2 ways… First they will consume the pineapple waste quickly and organically.

    Second, they tend to drive away all other flies.

    They are raised as chicken, duck and fish fodder in rural U.S. with no noticeable human aggravation.

    Composting with both worms and BSFL also leaves secondary bio-media like compost, worm castings and BSFL Castings that an be spread on the fields as fertilizer.

    Also, adding chickens free ranging the fields between harvesting and replanting times will reduce the larvae of the ‘the mosca “chupasangre”, the blood-sucking stable fly (Stomoxis calcitrans)’ dramatically!

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    Jason Brown

    1. Huh, that is so interesting! Our next workshop is on using biomass as a fertilizer so I’ll make sure to bring up the topic of BSFL! Thanks for your comment!

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