Description

BioPod Plus Black Soldier Fly Larvae Bin

How the BioPod Plus Black Soldier Fly Larvae Bin works:

This residential BioPod™ is the latest patented technology to hit the home composting market. Over 8 years of R&D, combined with thorough testing on 3 different continents, has produced the first commercially available system.

While many compost bins can take 6-12 months to break down their contents, the BioPod™ can eliminate most of your food scraps in as little as 24-36 hours. Like composting and vermiculture, the BioPod™ uses beneficial grubs to digest and decompose your kitchen waste, while producing valuable finished products.

The specific bioconversion process by which valuable proteins and fats are captured and recycled, rather than degraded, into usable biomass by a beneficial decomposer is referred to as Grub Composting. The signature species utilized in our systems is the juvenile Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens, which we lovingly call Solider Grubs. Virtually harmless to pets, humans and wildlife, this native arthropod does not spread disease, cannot bite or sting, and will not annoy you at backyard picnics!

Product Details: 

• Re-capture valuable lipids and proteins found in kitchen waste and transform them into usable live feed for your fish.
• Beneficial Soldier Grubs are self-separating, auto-harvesting, robust, prolific, hardy, indigenous, harmless, easy-to-store, simple to transport, dry to the touch in pupal stage, a convenient bait, and extremely nutritious.
• Covered harvest bucket auto-collects grubs for simple, no-hassle separation. Bucket fits snuggly into body and features a drip channel that diverts condensation and precipitation away from the contents, a carrying handle to remove unit from body while providing a means of gripping, an air port slot to keep grubs from suffocating, and a top entry chute when the grubs fall.
• Convenience lid easily pivots, allowing for quick dumping of food scraps,while shielding top ventilation portal – critical for aeration and egg laying.
• Heavy duty, weather-resistant construction insures a long lifespan, protection of colony from the elements, and multi-year use.
• Fresh air enters through bucket slit, passively flowing through entry chute in bucket, which leads to the harvest slot in body and exits at convenience lid – continually maintaining aerobic conditions.
• Compact design is ideal for shade gardens and patios – compatible with rural, suburban and urban settings.
• Passive drainage of compost tea occurs through permeable drainage plate, allowing liquids to flow into collection area.
• Sturdy drainage plate physically separates active colony from liquid catchment area, allowing liquid to pass through 0.5 cm holes.
• Pair of angled, 40° migration ramps allow for natural migration of grubs. Inner edge of 2″ wide ramps possess a raised lip to guide grubs and optimize auto-crawl-off. Ramps lead to harvest slit at the top which overhangs the entry chute of the harvest bucket.
• Family-friendly system provides children with an education in sustainability, the cycle of life, and organic gardening.
• Helps reduce carbon footprint associated with food scraps decay into methane in landfills by diversion and recycling.
• Faux stone appearance blends in naturally with landscaping.
• Dimensions are 26 x 16 x 16

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS: We do not sell the BSF grubs for this system. The Biopod design relies on nature to start up and propagate the BSF grubs, and therefore seasonal considerations need to be given. BSF are naturalized in zones 7 and up in the US.  There is sporadic coverage into zone 5, but local populations are not always present.   If you need to order grubs out of season, please contact the pod manufacturer directly and they can normally assist with most requests.  Pods are designed for seasonal use but can be operated year-round in a climate controlled setting.