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Hi, Is this stament true: Fruit fly cultures should be kept between 70 and 80 degrees. If the cultures hit 85 degrees even for a little while, the culture will go sterile and will not produce any more flies. The temp got up to 94 degrees in my flie room before i could catch it, hot day. Are...

Hi, I bought 2 cultures from him and they come all made up with flies, medium and Aspen fiber. Fast shipping also. He puts allot of flies in his cultures. Have had good experience with him. He caries different flies also. Read the add he will sup any flies that he has. Regards ;)

Thats great if you would like to sell me some, mabe just the flies. Regards :huh:

Hi, From what i have read in this forum, there is no way to tell an unfertilized Oothecae from a fertilized Oothecae. This is something only time will tell depending on species. Regards :unsure:

Hi, I would like to culture some D. Golden Hydei fruit flies. I need just the flies, or cultures if anyone would like to part with some i can buy them using Pay-Pal if they are reasonable with reasonable shipping. I know i will need larger feeders as time goes by, next Blue bottles. Regards...

Hi, Try this i am sure you have a jar or other container. Use the the old sheet method. Go out at night "much cooler" and spread a white sheet out propped up maybe between two chairs, set a light behind it. As you know at night it will attract allot of bugs. Capture in jar or other container...

Hi, I am looking for some the insect lids for Fruit fly culture. The kind with multi holes. Everywhere i looked the shipping was jacked up. Needed for 32oz, 4 1/2 inch lid. need 10 0r 20. Let me know. Regards B)

Hi, I have been growing carnivorous plants for over 40 years and cinnamon is used to kill the surface fungus when planting seeds etc, the only drawback is it needs to be reapplied periodically. It was first used by people who didn't wont to use chemicals on there plants. Check the web for more...

Hi, I have noticed that allot of Fruit fly media calls for Agar which is algi originally used and founded by the Chinese to hold cakes and pies together. Why couldn't you substitute unflavored gelatin in many of the fruit fly cultured media for Agar.? Note: Regular ground Cinnamon is a...

Hi, Here is my favorite off the web from: Fruitfly culture @ Petfish. Home Made Culture Recipe: ½ Cup Instant Mashed Potato flakes. 4 tsp. Cornflower. 2 tsp. Active yeast. ½ tsp. Sugar. Apple Cider Vinegar. I mix all the dry in a larger portion and when needed add in the Apple Cider...

Hi, Can you use apple cider vinegar instead of white vinegar. And how much yeast? Regards :rolleyes:

Hi, I just had several hunderd chinese mantis hatch, and turned them louse because i didn't have any fruit flys to feed them and is thinking about breeding wild fruit flys. I don't have any Mel or Hyd because i didn't seem to get them before they hatched, They hatched in somewhat cool weather...

Was wonderng if anyone had any dews or interesting sars. by interesting i mean something like... Sarracenia purpurea im also lookin for cobra plants and neps ('cept ventricosa and ventrata). Prefer (for dews) that they are fairly large :D Hi, I might have what you are interested in...

Hi, For years people have try-ed to accomplish this. Here is a simple method depending on size of tank that will work. Place a suitable size container of glass filled with water and insert an aquarium heater which you can get in different lengths and wattages into the glass container inside the...