Alexandra Leist

Post Consumer Food Waste Management:

Black Soldier Fly Larvae

BSFL Compost Bins

Black Soldier Fly Larvae

Partnership with Bell’s

Experiments

• Relationship between dial temp., sensor temp., and compost pile temp.

• Carbon: Nitrogen ratio• New design for year-round production• Lighting used in breeding structure

Harvest

Waste Reduction Ratio

17:1 ; food to grub castings

DIY5Input: 53 lbs.

Output: 3.1 lbs 17.10 lbs.

Breeding

• Mini Fridge (insulation)

• Ventilation• Sensors• 60 WATT Halogen

Light• House Plant• Leachate Spray• Pupae Bin• Water Bin• Cardboard• Screen

Breeding Challenges

• Temperature• Relative Humidity• Mites• Mold• Lighting• Automization/ upscaling

BSF Eggs

BSF Eggs

Moving Forward…

• Lab tests:– Soil– Compost Tea/Leachate– Compost solids

• Scalability• Outreach• WMU food waste