Hi folks.

Has anyone got any tips for culturing fruit flies.

Not using stinking dried milk?

cheers for any pointers

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Bassically get a colony that has flies You will then need a jar with cotton wool or shredded paper and some mashed banana. put some flies in and put a piece of material over the top with an elastic band

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We use two different types of culture here, the commercial mix from BladesBiological (like potato flakes, sugar and yeast) takes longer to get going but is consistent for a much longer period, the other is a homemade fruit and oats mix which peaks rapidly and en masse for a week to two weeks max.

If either of these sound good to you I can explain in full detail

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