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Bluebottle problems - dead pupae?
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<blockquote data-quote="twolfe" data-source="post: 284121" data-attributes="member: 4455"><p>I've been ordering blue bottle larvae from an online store off and on for 5 years. This company started as a bait shop several years ago but now offers a wide variety of feeders. I've never had any issues with them. They may have raised them years ago, but I think they order from the same wholesale company where several buy their spikes in large quantities.</p><p></p><p>Two years ago I was thrilled to find a local bait shop that raises their own blue bottle larvae. I thought it was nice to have a local backup for emergencies or when I needed a smaller quantity. Their price was reasonable, and I didn't have to pay shipping charges. Unfortunately the hatch rate was so low that it didn't work out. I tried them a second time and talked to an employee. He said that people don't buy them to hatch them out. So, it didn't matter to them that their hatch rate was low. They said that they didn't treat them but agreed that it is lower but that they get enough that mature to adult flies to use for breeding purposes. With my second purchase, I had a higher hatch rate after misting the pupae but have not purchased from them again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="twolfe, post: 284121, member: 4455"] I've been ordering blue bottle larvae from an online store off and on for 5 years. This company started as a bait shop several years ago but now offers a wide variety of feeders. I've never had any issues with them. They may have raised them years ago, but I think they order from the same wholesale company where several buy their spikes in large quantities. Two years ago I was thrilled to find a local bait shop that raises their own blue bottle larvae. I thought it was nice to have a local backup for emergencies or when I needed a smaller quantity. Their price was reasonable, and I didn't have to pay shipping charges. Unfortunately the hatch rate was so low that it didn't work out. I tried them a second time and talked to an employee. He said that people don't buy them to hatch them out. So, it didn't matter to them that their hatch rate was low. They said that they didn't treat them but agreed that it is lower but that they get enough that mature to adult flies to use for breeding purposes. With my second purchase, I had a higher hatch rate after misting the pupae but have not purchased from them again. [/QUOTE]
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