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ARIZONA DENDROBATE RANCH - Flightless Fruit Flys
FLIGHTLESS FRUIT FLYS
SOME HINTS
Drosophila Melanogaster = SMALLER FLY (Easier to culture)
Drosophila Hydei = LARGER FLY (Tougher to culture/more problems with mold)
WE USED TO USE SNAPPLE OR OTHER 8 OZ. DRINK BOTTLES AND FOAM PLUGS (less $$$)
NOW WE USE 32 OZ. MASON JARS AND PAPER NAPKINS FOR BIGGER CULTURES,
OR 32 OZ. DELI CUPS WITH SPECIAL LIDS
STAY AWAY FROM FLYING FRUIT FLYS.
THE GENE IS RECESSIVE,
SO ONE FLYER CAN TURN A WHOLE CULTURE INTO FLYERS.
MIX 1/4 CUP CULTURE WITH 1/4 CUP WATER & 1/4 CUP VINEGAR
VINEGAR IS A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR
EXPERIMENT WITH THE RATIO FOR YOUR AREA'S HUMIDITY
MICROWAVE BOTTLES FOR 30 SECONDS TO HELP INHIBIT MOLD
BEFORE YOU PUT THE FLYS IN!!
PLACE FOAM PLUGS AND OTHER PARTS IN FREEZER OVERNIGHT.
PLACE FF CULTURES IN REFRIGERATOR FOR A COUPLE MINUTES
TO SLOW THEM DOWN - BUT USE A TIMER, SO YOU DON'T FORGET!
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