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Mantid Discussions
Food and Feeding
CareSheet: Black Soldier Fly and Phoenix Worms
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<blockquote data-quote="Teamonger" data-source="post: 313241" data-attributes="member: 9511"><p>[USER=9658]@cwebster[/USER] Usually they are about the size of a normal sized wasp (Google should have pics of flies on hands for proper size comparison). However I found if you feed the worms less they will eventually pupate at a much smaller size and you can get flies half that size. I usually had one container of 'starved' worms set off to the side that I feed very sparingly for this purpose. However, I think (I never actually dated anything) that they take quite a bit longer to reach adult if you do this as the worms can go for a long time without food.</p><p></p><p>My ghosts are still only subadult and I currently have no flies (my new culture crashed due to lack of natural light <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> ) So I have no actual experience with adult Ghosts and BSF unfortunately.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Teamonger, post: 313241, member: 9511"] [USER=9658]@cwebster[/USER] Usually they are about the size of a normal sized wasp (Google should have pics of flies on hands for proper size comparison). However I found if you feed the worms less they will eventually pupate at a much smaller size and you can get flies half that size. I usually had one container of 'starved' worms set off to the side that I feed very sparingly for this purpose. However, I think (I never actually dated anything) that they take quite a bit longer to reach adult if you do this as the worms can go for a long time without food. My ghosts are still only subadult and I currently have no flies (my new culture crashed due to lack of natural light :( ) So I have no actual experience with adult Ghosts and BSF unfortunately. [/QUOTE]
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