RE: fruit fly media

["David Lains" <david at zfin_org>]

Hello All

If anyone is interested in 1/2 pint jars and plugs I have them available for
trade or sale.

Contact me off list if interested.

Best fishes
David

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><{{{>From: owner-killietalk at AKA_Org [mailto:owner-killietalk at AKA_Org]On
><{{{>Behalf Of Rjga at aol_com
><{{{>Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 1:11 PM
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><{{{>Subject: Re: fruit fly media
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><{{{>The medium should be dry enough that it doesn't easily slip
><{{{>out when you
><{{{>shake the jar sideways or upside down. When the medium gets wet, it's
><{{{>impossible to control. I try to use pretty dry media, and add
><{{{>paper toweling
><{{{>both to absorb excess moisture and for the flies to climb
><{{{>upon. They also lay
><{{{>eggs on the paper, which is useful for mailing to other
><{{{>people. I stopped
><{{{>keeping frogs, so I stopped keeping flies. But they are the
><{{{>best possible
><{{{>food for killies. The biggest jars I used were pint mason
><{{{>jars, but 1/2 pint
><{{{>jars with narrow necks are better for control. Haven't seen
><{{{>these types of
><{{{>jars in a while. They resemble the old time 1/2 pint cream
><{{{>bottles from the
><{{{>dairy, the ones with the paper lift up tab.  Narrow necks
><{{{>make using cotton
><{{{>balls easy..
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