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Feeder insects for reptiles and more
PORT ROYAL, NEWPORT, DUNCANNON, HALIFAX, DAUPHIN, ENOLA, DOWN TO HARRISBURG

10/30/2026

Port Royal see ya on Halloween 🎃 11am
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10/29/2026

Halloween Sale 10/28 - 10/31
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Spend some keep some sale:

Spend 15 get 2 off!
Spend 25 get 5 off!
Spend 50 get unlucky number 13 off!!
Bwhahahah Happy Halloween!! 🎃 👻 🎃

10/23/2026

Black soldier fly - is a widespread, beneficial insect belonging to the family Stratiomyidae, known for its exceptional ability to upcycle organic waste into valuable protein and natural fertilizer.

Appearance: Adults measure 13 to 20 mm in length and look similar to wasps, featuring a dark black or bluish body with translucent spots on the abdomen. Despite their wasp-like appearance, they do not have stingers and are completely harmless.

Mouthparts: Adult flies are mouthless and lack functional digestive organs; they do not feed or bite, living only a few days off the energy they stored during their larval stage.

Safety: They are not pests, do not transmit diseases, and do not act as vectors for pathogens like mosquitoes or houseflies.

Larvae (BSFL): The larval stage is the only feeding phase. Larvae voraciously consume a wide variety of decomposing organic matter, including food scraps, manure, spent brewery grains, and agricultural waste.

Growth: They develop rapidly from microscopic size to full-grown larvae in about two weeks under warm conditions (optimal temperatures around 25–30°C), converting organic waste efficiently into their own body mass.

Adult Stage: After pupation, adult flies emerge, mate, lay hundreds of eggs near organic material, and die within a week.

Waste Management: Larvae rapidly break down massive quantities of organic waste, reducing landfill volume and cutting down on harmful methane emissions compared to standard decomposition.

Sustainable Animal Feed: Rich in crude protein (40–50%), fats, and calcium, harvested larvae serve as a high-nutrition feed ingredient for poultry, fish, pigs, and pets, replacing less sustainable options like soy or fishmeal.

Organic Fertilizer: The leftover residue produced by the larvae—known as frass—is a nutrient-rich organic soil amendment used to enhance plant growth and soil fertility.

10/20/2026

Dubia roach! Baby, small, medium, large, adult male and female all in one shot

10/16/2026

10/16/2026

10/14/2026

Mealwoooorms
Reminder its a Port Royal bug drop Saturday 11am 10/17

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Drop offs available along the way! Duncannon, Newport, Millerstown, Thompsontown ^_^

10/11/2026

hire me to clean yer house for 1 bug

10/11/2026

support yer local farmers

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