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re: Fruit fly culture




Non-member submission from ["Toan T." <RiceGuy at stones_com>]   

>  Original text: 
>  Date: Sat, 04 Apr 1998 23:02:11 -0800
>  From: "Toan T." <RiceGuy at stones_com>
>  To: Live-Foods at ActWin_com
>  Subject: Re: Live Foods Digest V2 #94
>  
>  > Date: Fri, 03 Apr 1998 15:50:00 PST
>  > From: "Dave Lains" <dlains at hotmail_com>
>  > Subject: Fruit fly culture
>  > 
>  > Hello All
>  > 
>  > Has anyone ever tried co-culturing micro worms and fruit flies
together?
>  > 
>  > Any thoughts on instant potato media?  I use it occasionally (when I
>  > have a large population of flies going) but have inconsistent results
>  > with it.  I use one part potatos one part water a teaspoon of sugar
and
>  > a pinch of yeast but the cultures mold or get covered with bacteria
>  > rather quickly and only produce a few flies.  When I use Carolina's
>  > media I get hundreds of flies and several generations.  I would like
to
>  > get the instant media down before I run out of commercial media, help!
>  > 
>  > Thanks
>  > Dave
>  > <}}><
>  
>  Heheheheh, you know dave. It's funny. The Carolina IS
>  mashed potatoes. With some kind of mold inhibitors added.
>  Try a drop of the blue ick medication and tell us how it
>  turns out. I never get any mold problems so never needed
>  to experiment. A pinch of yeast may be too much! how big
>  of a 'pinch'? I'm serious! I got major infertility
>  problems (actually *I* don't have infertility problems),
>  when using too much yeast. ten grins is usually good for
>  a small culture. I don't use any sugar. Try this method
>  and tell how well it works.
>  
>  

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