Fly invasion???! Do flies attack Ts?

[1Lord Of Ants1]

Store bought mealworms,?

Lesser mealworms are another species, similiar to the standard ones but smaller and much more active. Regular mealworms can thrive in a roach culture, but they tend to eat mostly frass. Dermestids and lesser mealworms will immediately feed on freshly dead roaches, which is where most of the breeding takes place when there’s a phorid fly invasion. I use and much prefer Dermestes maculatus as adults of such will not fly as opposed to other dermestid species as well as lesser mealworms.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Lesser mealworms are another species, similiar to the standard ones but smaller and much more active. Regular mealworms can thrive in a roach culture, but they tend to eat mostly frass. Dermestids and lesser mealworms will immediately feed on freshly dead roaches, which is where most of the breeding takes place when there’s a phorid fly invasion. I use and much prefer Dermestes maculatus as adults of such will not fly as opposed to other dermestid species as well as lesser mealworms.

ahh I see I need a job before I can buy anything other then. CHeap pet store ones . Can the beetle form fly? Should I get normal ones until I get a job .
I have superworms but they might attack the dubia or end up a meal from them. I wanted to breed superworms it just seems so complicated.

 

[boina]

ahh I see I need a job before I can buy anything other then. CHeap pet store ones . Can the beetle form fly? Should I get normal ones until I get a job .
I have superworms but they might attack the dubia or end up a meal from them. I wanted to breed superworms it just seems so complicated.

You can also try Buffalo worms (Alphitobius diaperinus) - you may get them cheap in pet stores since they are used to feed smaller insectivores. I have those in my roach colony.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

You can also try Buffalo worms (Alphitobius diaperinus) - you may get them cheap in pet stores since they are used to feed smaller insectivores. I have those in my roach colony.

I’ve not seen them yet but I’ll check around , do normal mealworms help at all? Do the beetles fly.
Do super worms breed ina dubia colony or no? Shame I can’t use those to kill flys.
Seeing hundreds to thousands of fly's.

Still fighting phlorids flys !!!
Any more ideas ? I’ve not put a dent in there numbers cleaned cage out like 7x

 

[Demonclaws]

You are doing something wrong. You need to stop them from laying more eggs, cleaning won't help much when the flies have constant supply of food and they will just lay more eggs. Stop feeding your roaches with fruit, vegetables, and any other wet food. After cleaning, you can also starve your colony for a week or two. Dubia roaches can go without food or water for a long period of time. The only wet food I gave to my roaches are carrots and in small amount. Separate your colony into a few smaller ones to help maintenance, and keep it DRY as everyone told you.

I suggest you to post a few pictures.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

What type of beetles or whatever they are kill the fly larvae? I cannot afford winter shipping need to find a job . You probably cannot get them at pet stores .
Nothing seems to kill off the flys .

 

[Darth Molt]

View attachment 282961 View attachment 282962 mystery death of b boiehme Mexican fireleg and swarms of flys and , pupae of flys stuck everywhere?
Are these something other then fruit fly? They been attacking my dubia also.
Never seen anything like this .
Took container outside as a precaution.
Spider was alive less then a week ago my last feeding.
Sorry if this sounds like a dumb question I just need it fixed soon.

You should probably fix your fly problem before getting another T

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

You should probably fix your fly problem before getting another T

Need a job first too, it's too cold outside I cannot afford express shipping for Alphitobius diaperinus) worms to clean up crew for my roaches .
I look online for jobs never get anywhere it seems . Wasted money on superworms and most my Ts won't eat them . Some died off none left
Great Depression was nothing compared to today's true real jobless rate not fake news one .....
Ehh limited to desk jobs hope I find one soon!

 

[StampFan]

I've been looking at those UV insect lights with sticky traps and such, have you tried one of those? Amazon has one called "Katchy".

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I've used sticky traps lost another T that also looked healthy
Do you think freezing my roaches in the cold could kill the fly larvae "?
Or removing them from the area? It's too cold outside I have no were else to put dubias

very depressing one of my favorites looked healthy died for no reason ?

 

[FrDoc]

Looking at the area between the carapace and the opisthosoma negates the, “for no reason” remark.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Looking at the area between the carapace and the opisthosoma negates the “for no reason” remark.

Was it a fall or abad molt? What could have happened?
Did the Phoenix fly’s get it ?
It makes No sense for a gbb to barely web at all pre molt . Was it sickly ? And fell it had water .
I’m in near panic mode, migraine again too . Never had as many issues when my Ts were upstairs not in the basement : seems like horrible. Could the heat not be high enough? Prob 60-65 in basement seems colder then updstairsz.
Neeed a tempgun for cheap or something.
My last T died post molt but had no signs of injury.
Lasiodora molted and was fine.

 

[FrDoc]

@Ultum4Spiderz, My friend, there appears to be very significant trauma to your spider. I am not familiar with the species of fly that are the subject of your infestation. Consequently, I cannot comment on if they were the cause. However, that wound is very significant and undoubtedly the cause of your T’s demise.

 

[SonsofArachne]

I'm really not sure your problem is flies. They're fairly common in my roach bins, and I've been pretty much ignoring them. I've had a around 8-10 molts since the flies became common with no problems.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

@Ultum4Spiderz, My friend, there appears to be very significant trauma to your spider. I am not familiar with the species of fly that are the subject of your infestation. Consequently, I cannot comment on if they were the cause. However, that wound is very significant and undoubtedly the cause of your T’s demise.

R.I.P. I’ll have to evaluate my container I don't see anything sharp in there no rocks or anything In any of my tanks .
They are so fragile post molt .

 

[viper69]

Flies don’t come around like this unless something dead has been sitting there for a while, not a day but many, many days- at least in dry areas.

Sounds like you have been ignoring or not fully paying attention to detail etc.

Might have to throw it all out, or put such containers in a larger air tight container and let their life cycle run till they all die out.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

Flies don’t come around like this unless something dead has been sitting there for a while, not a day but many, many days- at least in dry areas.

Sounds like you have been ignoring or not fully paying attention to detail etc.

Might have to throw it all out, or put such containers in a larger air tight container and let their life cycle run till they all die out.

Any example of these air tight containers?
The Ts container didn’t it have adequate webbings . Could it had injury from trying to climb or the top soil substrate?
Horrible especially when. I can’t find any job yet to buy More expensive substrate.
How do you get clumps out of top soil I tried breaking it up by hand .
Or it had a bad molt ? Wet molt Ron something

Well I need to make sure to check make sure no older tanks have a similar set up, what a a tradegey . Not sure if it was sickly it didn't web much before molt.

 

[viper69]

Any example of these air tight containers?
The Ts container didn’t it have adequate webbings . Could it had injury from trying to climb or the top soil substrate?
Horrible especially when. I can’t find any job yet to buy More expensive substrate.
How do you get clumps out of top soil I tried breaking it up by hand .
Or it had a bad molt ? Wet molt Ron something

Sorta...I took a rubbermaid container, nested that into a larger one, and then sealed in a zip lock bag. All the flies died. I only had about 20, you have some serious issues going on over there. You'd need a garbage bag perhaps.

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

I've been looking at those UV insect lights with sticky traps and such, have you tried one of those? Amazon has one called "Katchy".

Best I can do is clean out cage and maybe stop feeding dubia for a week or two ?
Keep it drier ?
The T that died had a small lot in its tank I could check and see if It’s sharp? I don’t think so how could the T had injured itself ?

 

[TLSizzle]

I am in no way looking to be rude or out of line. But it seems like something is very wrong for these mysterious T deaths and fly invasions to keep happening. And you do not have the funds to fix the issue it’s seeming.
Perhaps sell your collection until you get a job? Then can start over fresh and fly free. Best of luck.