Black Soldier Flies in the Garden Pool

/Home/Garden Basics/Plant & Lawn Care/Garden Problems and Solutions/Flies in the Garden/White Flies/Black Soldier Flies

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Dennis McClung

Black Soldier Flies are a huge part of the Garden Pool permaculture system. The wasp-looking fly does not pester us like the common house fly does. The BSF accomplishes 3 main things:

Feeds our fish and hens – The BSF larvae is sold commercially as a calcium-rich and nutritious protein source.
Composts GP waste – Fish fillet scraps and left over vegetation is converted in to a great compost in no time.
Repels house flies – The annoying house fly is no longer a problem in the Garden Pool since we have the BSF. The house fly stays away from the pheromones of the BSF. The BSF composter does not have a bad smell at all.

© 2010 D McClung.