Hi, i have read a lot of posts about maggots from the fishing shop and hatching the flies. just wondered i bought some from the fishing shop a couple o months ago cos it was a weekend an i ran out of food. but the guy put this white powder in with the maggots when i asked him what it was he said it was maize it helps them stop sticking together. Being new to this i didnt know what effect the maize would have on the mantids so i threw them out for the birds. Just wondered would the maize being on the maggots have hurt the mantids. And if i buy some more in the future would it be better to get them without the maize on....(just wanted to say i dont usually feed maggots to my mantids but it was a weekend everywhere was closed and i was desperate for food for them.). :blink: :blink: :blink: