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Black soldier fly larvae - nutritious forage for fish and super fast composters
A little over a year ago I read a thread at the Pond Boss forum about using "rot baskets" as a source of additional forage for pond fish. Basically you suspend a dead animal over your pond in a wire basket and as the resulting maggots mature they drop into the pond and feed the fish. I liked the idea of free protein, but didn't want to deal with disease carrying pests and foul odors near the pond. I started looking for a cleaner type of insect that didn't have those drawbacks.
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Posted on July 26, 2008 at 7:30am — 5 Comments
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"Smart plan. Do you fish any ant or grasshopper type jigs and bait?"
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