Ben.M
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This medium wont work for normal flys :roll:
How I make fruit fly medium!
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Ben.M
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Oh and when i checked the culture yesturday there is maggots!!! 
, and all the flys are still alive
, and all the flys are still alive 
OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
I made 5 cultures on Monday and now maggots are all over the melanogaster cultures. The hydei cultures have just a few small maggots crawling around.
MikhailsDinos
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Great to hear that it's working for you! I love using this medium, I get really good results form it.
Oh and when i checked the culture yesturday there is maggots!!!
MikhailsDinos
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Your hydei culture should start growing fast. I use this medium for both my melanogaster & hydei. Both species of flies do very well with this medium. I too made some medium on Monday.
Asa
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Somehow I missed this post, how embarrasing...
I think I'll try it, though I don't even culture my own yet. We need to get you to research some easy housefly breeding stuff.
I think I'll try it, though I don't even culture my own yet. We need to get you to research some easy housefly breeding stuff.
buddhistsoldier88
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thatd be great!!!!!!
Nick Barta
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To raise house flies, go to spiderpharm.com, Chuck has a net system he sells to customers. His flies are for the smaller housefly, not the bigger blue bottle fly.
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CHEERS!!!
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OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
The melanogaster cultures' larvae have already pupated but the hydei cultures' larvae are still tiny.
buddhistsoldier88
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What about your cup-o-mantis Nick? Can that be used for blues?
MikhailsDinos
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Great to hear! It does take hydei culture a little more time to breed. But they have been doing well in this medium for me. I Get hundreds of flies out of it.
MikhailsDinos
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Good stuff!!
MikhailsDinos
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I now sell the medium ready made. So anybody that does not want to make it can just get some from my website & I'll make it for you.
Asa
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I might just do that.I now sell the medium ready made. So anybody that does not want to make it can just get some from my website & I'll make it for you.
A word of advice: don't try flour.
Ben.M
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Seconded :? , i tried that a while agoI might just do that.I now sell the medium ready made. So anybody that does not want to make it can just get some from my website & I'll make it for you.
A word of advice: don't try flour.
MikhailsDinos
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I've been doing research on Masa & the difference is that flour does don't have Lime. The lime acts like a fungicide as well.
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Seconded :? ' date=' i tried that a while ago[/quote']I might just do that.I now sell the medium ready made. So anybody that does not want to make it can just get some from my website & I'll make it for you.
A word of advice: don't try flour.
asdsdf
Coolest Member
What happens? Lol, does it explode with mold?
OGIGA
Dead Leaf Mantis
I second this question!
Ben.M
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Well mine went all gooey and really smelt bad, it wend a bit like a runny bread dough mixture :shock:
