Jeff Holiman maintains a toilet system in which black soldier flies collaborate with ordinary works to process a mix of feces and sawdust.

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Hope this is helpful.

Carol

it may be possible, according to my experience with a malfunctioning septic tank, where solids remained in the distribution box and were consumed by BSF.

To do so in a pit latrine, you would need to separate the solids with bed of vegetable material (for examples grass clippings) cover with a second layer and induce the BSF population, the pupae would be difficult to recover but it may do the trick.

For this solution, I consider the maximum number of users of the latrine should be 5.

Graham,

I believe that Dr. Steven Mecca of the Global Sustainable Aid Project (GSAP) has used black soldier fly larva in his toilets, although my understanding is that he generally prefers to use worms in solids digesters. You can connect with him via SuSanA, his forum user name is "smecca"

Cheers,
Ben

Dear Elisabeth,

I have now discovered that human manure is consumed by BSF so all that is required is that new latrines are designed to allow sufficient drainage and air for them to be effective.

Is no one working on this?
It is of such enormous importance in many parts of the rural world!

Yours

Graham

P.S. I sometimes get the impression that the only development that matters is that which produces a profit!

Dear Graham,

I think the BSF (black soldier fly) would not be grown inside of the pit but at an external place as it needs rather controlled conditions, and probably more oxygen than what would be available inside of the pit.
Or perhaps I misunderstood your question?

Regards,
Elisabeth

Since coming across BSF I've been looking for advice on the use of this technique in ordinary latrines - and found nothing.
The potential benefit looks enormous and I would like to provide information to my many rural contacts so please advise me where to go for it!

Graham K
BioDesign