Growing insects on a large scale has become increasingly popular in recent years. Especially the larvae used as feed and bait for animals or in manure and waste disposal. One such insect is the black soldier fly. This fly has proven excellent for this production.
The black soldier fly
The black soldier fly is native to the (sub-) tropical parts of North and South America, but has migrated to the rest of the world over the past several hundred years. The flies have no invasive characteristics that could spread diseases, such as a sting or some form of biting. For this reason, the flies are not a danger to humans and are not considered a problem in their native habitat.
The ideal conditions
In ideal conditions, after their larval and pupal stages, the flies are ready to lay eggs within two days, laying around 200-700 at a time. These ideal conditions are created in part with light. The lamp can increase mating effectiveness eight to 12 times under a wavelength of 440nm (indigo/blue) and 540nm(green) which provides a big jump in additional larvae. This lamp was created specifically for breeding this fly and is now being rolled out by us to boost this growing industry.
Our 150W lamp is one of the factors that can increase the breeding of the fly in scale. If you are interested in this or other products from Vocare-ledlight, please get in touch so our staff can give you expert, customized advice for your situation.