MantisNation
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Does anyone know where Flying FF cultures can be purchased?? I've seen them on one site before, unfortunately I can't remember the site i saw them on.
Flying Fruit Flies
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PhilinYuma
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I think people just do them by hand. You make up your media and leave it out to be taken over by wild or feral flies.
It takes longer, because your first gen might be small, but after that things should bobble along fine.
I am sure they can be bought, I would be surprised if carolina doesn't sell them.
But unless you need them producing soon, then consider trying to cultivate wild ones.
It takes longer, because your first gen might be small, but after that things should bobble along fine.
I am sure they can be bought, I would be surprised if carolina doesn't sell them.
But unless you need them producing soon, then consider trying to cultivate wild ones.
PhilinYuma
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In the Sunny Southwest, we are in the middle of the winter citrus season, and there are some fruit flies around, though not nearly as many as we will see in the spring.
Are there any available indoors in the Frozen North at this time of year, though?
Are there any available indoors in the Frozen North at this time of year, though?
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MantisNation
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Thanks Phil, thats the exact site I was talking about!
Anyone ever try using those FFs??
Anyone ever try using those FFs??
We have some buzzing around the kitchen right now. And this is completely independent of the zoo (and it's 3 day old fruit) and of the cultures we maintain.
Not that it's the north here. But it's no colder inside anywhere else. FFs are always around. Even if it can't be explained.
Not that it's the north here. But it's no colder inside anywhere else. FFs are always around. Even if it can't be explained.
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MantisNation
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Very nice. What do their shipping costs look like for prioirty?
Sorry for the late reply...
Yes, every now and then I get wild FF due to all the wet gutload I use for my feeders.
Thankfully I wound up getting some ghosts and the problem is mostly gone.
Harry
PhilinYuma
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Wow! In NYC, yet! But you see them as a problem? I had to coax just enough into a pot, when I first posted this thread, to start a colony. I love 'em!
MantisNation
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Interesting, Yeah I think I'll start using them for the species i tend to grow communally so all I would really need to do is get a good prospering culture with some decent sized holes inside a mesh cage with the nymphs and let nature play its roll until the culture is wiped out (which should take some time).
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Wild fruit fly breed faster than the wingless or flightless fruit fly under the same condition. Work best when feeding lot of nymphs in a large enclosure.
Personally I don't find them a problem. But then again, picking them out of your morning coffee could turn off a few people.
Thankfully, a vendor didn't ship my FFs on time, so in order to feed my L1 and L2 ghosts that I got I just poked holes in the tubs and added a slice of orange. 2 problems solved with 1 idea. Not bad for a rookie, huh?
Harry
packer43064
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Just one question. Why would you want "flying" FF's. There are two different kinds of melanogaster FF that can "fly" perse. They are curly wing and Turkish Gliders/Hoppers. They can hop to an extent. Would these work? Just wondering is all.
Some times if real lazy, and I am just saying, it is easy to leave a culture in a cage and let the flies do the walking! o r flying!
MantisNation
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I was asking about the Flying FFs because when you have a lot of nymphs hatching and have them in a large mesh cage, It's easier to use flying insects to insure their food gets to them, and like Hibiscus said, i would let the culture grow on its own and maintain itself in the cage.
I love using flying ff's in 12x12 net cages. Just rotate/replace media to keep them going. Works great for the mantids and easier to maintain for me too!
packer43064
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So you would keep the mantids in the net cage also? Just checking or am I reading it wrong.
