catching fruit flies for culture

Aquarimax

Aquarimax

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It can be done; the flies will breed profusely, but IMHO here is little benefit to doing so, as the flighted flies will be difficult to work with. I highly suggest getting a culture of flightless flies instead. It is more than worth the initial investment.
 
Duriana

Duriana

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I agree with with flightless ones but if you end up catching your own for whatever reason, you can make something like these
 
CptMcSwaggens

CptMcSwaggens

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Aquarimax said:
It can be done; the flies will breed profusely, but IMHO here is little benefit to doing so, as the flighted flies will be difficult to work with. I highly suggest getting a culture of flightless flies instead. It is more than worth the initial investment.
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the only reason im planing on catching them is it seems that theres no one in my area that propagates them.
 
sdsnybny

sdsnybny

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Duriana said:
Ah sorry didn't see where they were from.
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NP, If you hover the mouse over anyone's avatar and they filled out their profile it will show location. On mobile just tap it to expand it for a looksee
 
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ChuckKristensen

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CptMcSwaggens said:
can i catch fruit flies and just trap them for a colony?
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Hi,
I did not see a good answer to your question. Were you able to trap some?
We only use wild-type fruit flies for a variety of reasons. However, unlike most, we work and feed with maggots and pupae, so we do not have the mess of working with adults ... flightless or wild-type ... usually.
You probably have many more options in the Philippines but here, in the US, Bananas make great bait for fruit flies. Prepare a slurry of little yeast in a little warm warm water.
Peel an over-ripe banana.
Mash up a bit of the banana with the yeast slurry.
Place remainder of the banana on some crumpled paper toweling in a cup or jar and pour the slurry over the banana.
Set out in the shade, someplace where there are wild fruit flies, preferably hanging from a string.
Chuck
 
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