“It was always the vision of Amesect to make Black soldier fly farming a simple process. The operation of the Magicccs can, therefore, be run with relatively unskilled staff with the proper training.”
Growing First Instars in the Nursery.
Each Magiccc has a nursery section which is dedicated to raising the 1st instars over 4 days in micro-containers before being seeded into the larger grow-out crates. The 1st instars are ordered and delivered to the customer in in the form of capsules with the larvae in each capsule pre-quantified to match the number of larvae to capacity of waste each grow-out crate can hold. The micro-crates are filled with a measured amount of specially-formulated 1st instar feed that we can either supply to, or advise the customer on how to mix. One capsule is then emptied onto the formulated feed per micro-crate. They are then left to grow for 4 days in the nursery.
Preparing the waste
Amesect advise on the best mix of waste that will optimise the growth rate of the larvae. We consult and test the mixes of the feed for the customer. This can be delivered as a one-off consultancy fee or it forms part of the monthly service fee to customers that also includes a maintenance plan. The waste is therefore mixed according to Amesect recommendations, and the grow-out crates filled to the measured capacity. Mixing can be done with simple mixing equipment or by hand
Growing out the larvae
Once filled with the waste, the grow-out crates are seeded with larvae from the nursery by simply emptying one micro-crate of 4-day-old larvae into one grow-out crate. The doors of the magiccc are then shut and the larvae simply left to grow out for 4-8 days depending on the quality of the waste they are feeding on.
Post Processing
The trays are then harvested and processed with the Mobi Dick which separates the frass or residue from the larvae. The larvae can then be blanched by boiling, or sold live depending on where they would be used. The frass/residue can be used or sold as organic fertiliser.
