Just for the sake of curiosity and idle chat. Bean weevils, or rather cowpea beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus: anyone tried them? Any opinions?
I recieved a tester culture from Virginia Cheeseman over the weekend. Just a tester, because I'd heard that invertebrates don't like them much; but after a couple of false starts my smaller arachnids took them with few complaints.
Personally, with their relatively quick breeding cycle and larval diet of dry beans, I hope these can be a useful alternative to fruitflies (although used alongside other livefood). Despite my efforts and precautions, fruitfly medium tends to generate a lot more mites and mould than flies for me.
I recieved a tester culture from Virginia Cheeseman over the weekend. Just a tester, because I'd heard that invertebrates don't like them much; but after a couple of false starts my smaller arachnids took them with few complaints.
Personally, with their relatively quick breeding cycle and larval diet of dry beans, I hope these can be a useful alternative to fruitflies (although used alongside other livefood). Despite my efforts and precautions, fruitfly medium tends to generate a lot more mites and mould than flies for me.
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