Re: Raising Fruit Flies

[Wright Huntley <huntley1 at home_com>]

"Morris, George" wrote:
> 
> Are you sure that these are fruit flies and not some sort of midge?  Anyway,
> put the box in the refrigerator for a while and chill the little guys.
> They'll be so lethargic that you can do whatever you want with them.  Have
> you ever seen an entomologist's aspirator? Excellent way to catch small
> insects.

They are too hard to find. 

Try one of those toy computer keyboard vacuums with a collecting bag
attached. The refrigerator trick works for either flying or flightless (aka
high-speed running) fruit flys. :-)

Wright

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