Black Soldier Fly

About The Black Soldier Fly

The Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illuscens, is a native species in the United States that has shown great promise as a resource for environmental sustainability and waste stream reduction. These flies are used in wide-array of applications from small and large scale composting to animal protein feed. Homeowners and municipalities alike have begun to remove organic waste from the landfill stream and instead are generating compost bins. When early stage (instar) larvae are added to this compost pile, the flies begin to do their job of consuming and constantly rotating the compost contents. On average, 1 thousand larvae can transform 1 kilogram of organic waste into a nutrient rich compost “soil”. This composted by-product can be utilized as a soil enhancer for home gardens or plant beds creating a beneficial outlet for what would typically end up in a landfill.

Frontier is now an exclusive provider of high quality BSF larvae for use in any application. Our specimens are reared in a state-of-the-art automated insectary that is staffed 7-Days a week, 365 Days a year. Our high quality specimens are unparalleled in the market, meaning our clients can rely on on our expertise to deliver them healthy and robust larvae that are primed to deliver a powerful transformation of the composting efforts.

Purchasing

Our larvae can be purchased by clicking the button at the bottom of this page. Frontier ships insects to anyone in the contiguous United States via Fed-EX Priority to ensure a healthy delivery of larvae throughout the calendar year. To support the larvae during transit, all containers will include a small amount of dry food for the larvae to eat as well as seek refuge during the shipment process. At the current time, our cultures are on a bi-weekly production schedule, meaning any order placed may have a 1-2 week lead time. As orders increase for these insects, we expect to be able to increase our production levels to lowerthe lead time to only a few days from time of ordering.