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Post by creepergirl90 on Jan 9, 2021 6:28:27 GMT -8
Hey Y'all!
I'm a newb beetle keeper- currently have five Sun Beetles in a plastic tank, three larvae they have successfully bred.. (Very excited to be a grandma to beetle babies!) - Everything has been lovely since August.
Two days ago, added in some oak leaves to the substrate and live moss that i gathered from a woods local to me.. Southern UK. Today I have a TON of roundworms wiggling through the soil and I'm also having an issue with fruit flies.. Are there any bugs I can add in that will get rid of either of these?
My springtail colony in the tank is doing REALLY well, I'd be gutted to lose them, so am reluctant to completely sap put the substrate.
Thanks in advance,
CG
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Post by alandmor on Jan 9, 2021 8:53:33 GMT -8
Hey Y'all! I'm a newb beetle keeper- currently have five Sun Beetles in a plastic tank, three larvae they have successfully bred.. (Very excited to be a grandma to beetle babies!) - Everything has been lovely since August. Two days ago, added in some oak leaves to the substrate and live moss that i gathered from a woods local to me.. Southern UK. Today I have a TON of roundworms wiggling through the soil and I'm also having an issue with fruit flies.. Are there any bugs I can add in that will get rid of either of these? My springtail colony in the tank is doing REALLY well, I'd be gutted to lose them, so am reluctant to completely sap put the substrate. Thanks in advance, CG Welcome to the forum! If you haven't already, I recommend you also check out insect rearing and beetle breeding groups on Facebook like Beetles Farm-PP. It has more than 8,000 members who may be more helpful as this forum is largely geared towards insect collectors rather than insect keepers. Best of luck in your new hobby! |
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Post by kevinkk on Jan 9, 2021 9:16:36 GMT -8
Welcome to insectnet. There's a forum- Beetleforum.net specifically for beetle interests. We collect and breed insects here as well, many of us raise lepidoptera. Beetles are becoming more popular to raise, there's more information than in the past, and many sources for live material. Try- bugsincyberspace, as well as insectbros. I've got no advice for your issue, other than to try and separate the new material and sterilize it by freezing for several days,or cooking it in an oven on low heat. (reading this absolves me of any fires)  Fruit flies are pesky, try a fly trap, the job of all creatures is to find a niche, once they do, if unwanted, it's difficult sometimes to oust them. |
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Post by nicolas on Jan 10, 2021 6:17:18 GMT -8
Well, first step: get new soil
Second step:put all larvae or beetles or both to new soil,you can wash them under water before you do so.
And then check if it is ok...if not, repeat.
About fruit flies,they are not dangerous for beetles, so there is no need to eliminate them.
Good luck in breeding.
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