tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post4331597546958170732..comments2024-03-22T23:35:47.931-06:00Comments on Invertebrate Dude: Yet Another Ty Dye Exotics Package!Invertebrate Dudehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08805593561535078108noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post-22831929481058829192022-03-11T00:24:47.758-07:002022-03-11T00:24:47.758-07:00Less of a grey goo scenario, more white goo! I get...Less of a grey goo scenario, more white goo! I get it.Warren JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743987856127631574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post-89151319722715794972022-03-10T22:18:36.444-07:002022-03-10T22:18:36.444-07:00Interesting, I've had Indian meal moths (Plodi...Interesting, I've had Indian meal moths (Plodia interpunctella) pop up in roach cultures before, they never did much harm but I'm now aware of a harmful bacteria (Wolbachia) they can carry that may affect roaches, so I'll be more wary of them in the future (haven't seen any in years though).<br />I'm surprised at the lack of Tribolium availability overseas, hopefully you can find someone with those. Who knows, maybe one day the Apsena sp. will make it overseas, if Tenebrionidae rearing ever takes off in Europe! 😅<br /><br />Yeah dwarf whites just stress out most of the more finicky roaches I keep due to turning the substrate into a writhing mass of isopods... They've even been observed eating oothecae of burrowing roaches like Ergaula pilosa and can cause colony crashes that way. Overall not my favorite choice as a cleaner crew, too prolific and will eventually turn all the substrate into isopods and isopod poop.Invertebrate Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805593561535078108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post-5144409804521851802022-03-10T13:03:32.315-07:002022-03-10T13:03:32.315-07:00Nice haul!
"I find grain and other misc food...Nice haul!<br /><br />"I find grain and other misc food pests pretty interesting to culture, they're so undemanding"<br /><br />I understand! I kept getting these white shouldered moths _Endrosis sarcitrella_ in my posticus roach tub. By the time I took a closer interest they died out. I've been lamenting the lack of _Tribolium confusum_ among sellers over here. I've been looking with envy at those Apsena beetles in your Roach Forum ad listing. Those spider beetles look fun - I hope those larvae turn out to be the same.<br /><br />On the subjects of pest species and your ad listing: I see you don't like the use of _Trichorhina tomentosa_ as CUCs. I almost pulled the trigger on some for just that purpose. Can I ask what your objections are?Warren JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11743987856127631574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post-65817833411818183412022-03-09T16:39:17.410-07:002022-03-09T16:39:17.410-07:00Thanks, I'm basically back where I was before ...Thanks, I'm basically back where I was before I left the hobby, species count wise, so feeling pretty good! 😁<br />Yeah that'd be pretty funny, however it appears I may not have to rely on this one adult after all, some larvae have started popping up in the container of oats that my Cigarette beetles are in, and they appear to be Mezium larvae making pupal cells (too big and not hairy enough to be Cigarette Beetle larvae apparently). So might have enough in there to for sure get a culture established!<br />That's odd, it'll be really funny if you find that cup again and there's just a million of the things inside... 😂Invertebrate Dudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805593561535078108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3693930219127879451.post-47665092785571256872022-03-07T22:41:13.127-07:002022-03-07T22:41:13.127-07:00Awesome additions! Very cool to see how your colle...Awesome additions! Very cool to see how your collection has continued to grow.<br />It will be funny if you have a mated female Mezium. I had a culture of them sometime ago, until they disappeared; it's the most bizarre thing, I haven't been able to find the deli cup they were in at all, and it's been two years now!<br /><br />Thanks,<br /><br />ArthrovertsArthroverts @ Niche Nativeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02325778581001698021noreply@blogger.com