Just to let everyone know, if you're in a food pinch, Petco carries D. melanogaster, and Petsmart carries D. Hydei. I buy new blood every couple of months to start colonies, and it only costs $5.
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Places to look for emergency food
Arklier
Dec 27, 2003 01:53 AM
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FalconBlade
Dec 27, 2003 01:58 AM
yeah, both of those places have been carrying ff's for a while...unfortunately neither of those stores are in my area. However, I've found a couple of local 'cricket farmers' that supply the bait and tackle shops as well as pet stores in this area and I can get pinheads at ultra low prices (1000 for 3 or 4 bucks)...30 minute drive but well worth it. In the summer, I rely on my termites but still culture ff's.
-Bill J
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Updated list as of: 12/13/03
2.2 D. azureus
1.2.7 D. ventrimaculatus
3.3.1 D. tinctorius 'Suriname cobalt'
0.0.3 D. tinctorius 'patricia'
0.0.1 D. tinctorius 'giant orange'
0.0.1 D. tinctorius 'citronella'
0.0.2 D. auratus 'Panamanian'
0.0.5 D. auratus 'green/black'
0.0.3 D. imitator 'Alex Sens line' (very soon)
0.0.2 D. reticulatus (soon)
nasr_36
Dec 27, 2003 07:57 AM
Hey,
What do you mean by bloodline? I think if you mix two different sources of flightless FF's together, youll end up with ones that do fly.
Sorry if i misunderstood,
M.N
mbmcewen
Dec 27, 2003 08:21 AM
another thing you might try, many colleges and universities do research on fruit flies, and often times they will let you have some(many) if you are in a pinch or need mite free replacement. Just contact the biology office and ask which professors are using fruit flies, and then call them.
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Matt
Spectabilis73
Dec 27, 2003 07:32 PM
i went there today (both pet stores) and unfortunately they dont have any, and never had... another pet store had them, but they wanted 20 dollars for a 3 week old culture! 
tuthelimit
Dec 29, 2003 12:20 PM
The Petco around here stopped carrying ffs. When I asked I was told there "were no flies in some of the vials" when they unpacked them so they just threw them out. Go figure.
Nice board btw packed with great info. I spent last night reading each thread.
-Richard
