IMO, you have juggle the situation perfectly. If you don't mind having BSF flying around once they graduate from the larva stage. It is a good way to go if you have too much kitchen scraps, just make sure BSFL don't take over the bin. You might want to start having fish or chicken to help you keep the BSFL population balanced, lol.

I would separate them into two different bins.. BSF/L can overheat and kill the worms if the balance isn't kept steady.

Double Post.

This post was edited by equinoxequinox on Wed, Jun 4, 14 at 6:50

Great first post. I learned a lot. Please continue to let us know how this all works out. A poster named I think it was Red Hen used to post about this topic somewhere but I have not seen any posts in a long time. The posts were interesting. As I recall I think it ended up being too difficult. The BSFL do preprocess everything dealing with volume highs and lows and then the worms put the material into nice individual packets. But the BSFL make the bin somehow not super conductive to worm greatness. Perhaps only because one can not sell worms to people who then get worms and BSFL to their shock.

Worm bins are BSF magnets so having separate bins will not work unless the bin is isolated so the female flies cannot lay their eggs. You'd probably have to have to build a screened inclosure or move the worm bin inside your house.

tlynch001 may have found a partial solution by adding a lot of shredded cardboard. BSFL will not eat cellulose where worms will.

Here is a link that might be useful: Black Soldier Fly Larvae in Worm Bins

I THINK I HAVE A BSF INFESTATION. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY ADULTS AROUND. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF THESE ARE BSF LARVE. SHOULD I GET A LOT OF THEM OUT AND USE CARDBOARD TO TRY TO KEEP THEM OUT OR JUST STOP FEEDING SCRAPS AND DO THE CARDBOARD THING.? THEY ARE CAMERA SKY. I HOPE YOU CAN SEE THEM. SORRY ABOUT THE ALL CAPS !!!

A close-up photo would be needed to be sure but yes those do look like BSFL

Maybe during July and August your kitchen scrap volume is such that you need BSFL to do the massive work they are great at. Check out BSFL bins. Be sure to add dry bedding to absorb the large quantity of moisture they are able to release from food sources. Their castings are handy to have around to feed to your worm bin in the lean months. Yet BSFL visit right when you need them too. You might want BSFL and worms in two different bins. If BSFL have infested your bins you might want to stop feeding and add lots of bedding. I have not had BSFL grace my bins so this information is from reading the archives and BSFL sites. It is almost like a combinations of methods to handle kitchen scraps is needed. This could be a combination of soup stock, chickens, goats, BSFL, vermicomposting, one of those composters that spins, in the ground composting, above ground composting. Did I miss any? There should or at least could be a hierarchy of best use of the resource practices for kitchen and yard resources.

Can't think of a better place to paste this:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-07-09/cape-town-to-get-biggest-fly-farm-as-maggot-meal-replaces-soy.html

(In short, a CapeTown firm is establishing a fly compost facility, which will be used to produce 'fly meal' protein - essentially a replacement for other types of proteins used in things like fish farms.