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Hey, I think your idea is so interesting and attractive, so I also wanna try the same bin. Actually, i already make a similar one myself but i can't find BSFL itself should be inside the bin. I need BSFL as soon as possible. I'm in Phnom Penh and I can go everywhere so could you let me know where should i go to get enough amount of BSLF? Thank you.

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Parrothead
54 minutes ago, BSFloverinCambodianow said:

Hey, I think your idea is so interesting and attractive, so I also wanna try the same bin. Actually, i already make a similar one myself but i can't find BSFL itself should be inside the bin. I need BSFL as soon as possible. I'm in Phnom Penh and I can go everywhere so could you let me know where should i go to get enough amount of BSLF? Thank you.

 

Hi, and welcome to the forum. 

 

There should be someone in the Phnom Penh area that have BSFL, I would think? I live in Battambang. So, getting them from this far away might be a bit too involved? 

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2 minutes ago, Parrothead said:

 

Hi, and welcome to the forum. 

 

There should be someone in the Phnom Penh area that have BSFL, I would think? I live in Battambang. So, getting them from this far away might be a bit too involved? 

 

Thank you for your quick response! Don't you know someone in Phnom Penh who have BSFL?? I totally can't find the one...

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2 minutes ago, BSFloverinCambodianow said:

Thank you for your quick response! Don't you know someone in Phnom Penh who have BSFL?? I totally can't find the one...

 

I don't know anyone right off. Look around on farming and gardening groups and forums for that area. If you are unable to find any, perhaps I can make arrangements to send some down in a water bottle. You don't need many to start a colony. Once the first ones become adults and mate, they will lay hundreds of eggs. In a month's time, or less, you will have more than you ever imagined. 

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9 minutes ago, Parrothead said:

 

I don't know anyone right off. Look around on farming and gardening groups and forums for that area. If you are unable to find any, perhaps I can make arrangements to send some down in a water bottle. You don't need many to start a colony. Once the first ones become adults and mate, they will lay hundreds of eggs. In a month's time, or less, you will have more than you ever imagined. 

 

Actually, I look around the forum especially the ones about BSFL, but there seemed to be no bsfl host in Phnom Penh. I wonder if you could kindly send me some BSFL... Actually i wanna test it in several bins(maybe 3or 4) and should test it for only about 3 weeks because i have to leave cambodia for a moment... 

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15 minutes ago, BSFloverinCambodianow said:

should test it for only about 3 weeks because i have to leave cambodia for a moment...

 

How long will you be gone away?

 

You can't just start a colony and then leave it. Someone has to feed them continually, in order for the colony to survive and grow.

 

My colony is at our apartment in the city. We haven't begun one here as yet. I will not be back there until the first week of July.

 

19 minutes ago, BSFloverinCambodianow said:

Actually i wanna test it in several bins(maybe 3or 4)

 

I would be happy to send you enough to start your first colony. But, you will have to nurture it and help it grow. Then, expand to other colonies. I have only one colony of BSFL. I have not seen a need to have more of them, as yet.

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Hello!

 

Is there someone in Phnom Penh that is working on BSF? I am trying to start a colony and would like some larvae. If anyone can help me out, it would be great! Thank you!

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Can you share the specifications/instructions used to build this?

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