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 feeding larvae indoors..
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 27-10-2007 14:44
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Hi I have some larvae to rear out. I am trying to rear them to see what fly can come out... Perhaps an uncooked meat is enough? They are Sarcophagidae/Calliphoridae/Muscidae larvae... Suggestions will be welcome.  Thank you. |
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| Isidro |
Posted on 27-10-2007 19:19
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For my "red commercial larvae" (Lucilia) I put some melon and egg. |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 31-10-2007 11:14
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MASHED liver is ok as well.  (thanks, Tony Irwin!) |
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| Andy Chick |
Posted on 30-11-2007 13:40
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i tend to use cat food in a pouch made of tin foil, which is placed on soil for pupation, all incased in a fly cage (or a polystyrine cup!!) |
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| Paul Beuk |
Posted on 30-11-2007 14:18
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Picture?
Paul - - - - Paul Beuk on https://diptera.info |
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| Andy Chick |
Posted on 30-11-2007 14:35
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ok here are a few pics im out of tin foil so i used paper to make the pouch to contain food, |
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| Andy Chick |
Posted on 30-11-2007 14:39
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this shows the pupation media at the bottom (i used vermiculite, but sand, sawdust or soil will work) |
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| Andy Chick |
Posted on 30-11-2007 14:42
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with the pouch in place |
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| Andy Chick |
Posted on 30-11-2007 14:45
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with lid and label Erzinclioglu (1996) says most mammal meat is suitible for calliphorids apart from heart meat, |
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| Susan R Walter |
Posted on 30-11-2007 19:40
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Cat litter (cheap non-clumping kind) would presumably also work as pupation medium.
Susan |
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| jorgemotalmeida |
Posted on 30-11-2007 22:06
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these larvae are so odd in the food!  |
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| Andy Chick |
Posted on 30-11-2007 22:08
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susan anything will do, as long as it allows them to get away from the food source and for a bit of piece and quiet,. theres no food or larvae in my pics |
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