Fruit Fly Cultures

[bluetip]

Hi guys,

I just wanted to ask, I have heard from someone that flightless fruit flies will be sterile in temperatures 90degrees above. Is this true?

I live in the Philippines where room temperature is somewhere at 82-85degrees. Is it still possible for me to culture these flies?

thanks

Bluetip

[Arklier]

Never heard of them being sterile at any temp. In fact, 90 degrees is the stated optimum temp for FF production. The yeilds might be smaller higher than that, but I don't believe they become sterile.

[kyle1745]

I have heard that 85 or so can make them sterile. Mine seem to do best around 70 or so, and I notice a production decrease if they get about 75. Could just be my setup.

[bluetip]

hey guys,

thanks for your inputs. But your conflicting replies are exactly that scares me. I don't want to be buying frogs knowing I won't be able to sustain them with a proper meal. :cry:

thanks guys

bluetip

[aaron b]

Since you haven't already bought frogs, you might want to go ahead and get a culture of fruit flies and try culturing them for a week or two before you get frogs. It will give you an accurate idea of how hard it will be to sustain food for your frogs. Similarly, since you won't have frogs, you can experiment with the cultures like putting them in places that have different temperatures and seeing which produce the most. Once you've gotten a steady food supply, go ahead and get your frogs.

Best Regards,
Aaron Bloch

[Ryan]

And dont forget you should beable to find lots of termites in the philipines if i am correct.