baby mosquito larvae?
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I keep them in jars and critter keepers and hatching them just means finding eggs and putting them in containers- its really nothing to worry about- although I have been woken up in the night to the sound of buzzing and biting escapees... also no EEE or west nile found here yet
I cover all my containers that have larger larvae and pupae now, but every once in a while... also most of the larvae and eggs are harvested from an old broken fountain in my yard- all natural and free
by the way, for all you who are wondering, I rarely let them get large enough to develop into mosquitos, so theres little to worry about, and whats the big deal with a little bug bite? now back to my first topic(again)- has anyone ever heard of feeding newly hatched mosquito larvae to fry or know of their nutritional value? Im really interested, I may have started something here...
I'd love to learn how to raise the midges, I'm tired of feeding asian markets for something i can grow at home.
where do you get certified midges?
thanks
where do you get certified midges?
thanks
word of caution..mosquito are carriers for a lot of disease.(west nile)
if you can find a sterile culture of mosquito's you can try to raise them.. simply leave some standing water out
nature will do the rest.
check it every day..you'll see wigglers shortly.
nothing too difficult for these fellas.
for midge you'll need pretty much the same set up/but the midge larvae forage in mud..this is the 'bloodworm' we hear about. they emerge from the mud and drift to the surface(unlike mosquitos which are actually swimmers)
if you can find a sterile culture of mosquito's you can try to raise them.. simply leave some standing water out
nature will do the rest.
check it every day..you'll see wigglers shortly.
nothing too difficult for these fellas.
for midge you'll need pretty much the same set up/but the midge larvae forage in mud..this is the 'bloodworm' we hear about. they emerge from the mud and drift to the surface(unlike mosquitos which are actually swimmers)
I think I should know how to raise mosquito larvae by now and i am well aware of the risks(as I have previously stated) did you read the whole thread? :nono: because I think you guys arent getting my point(no offense) please answer my original question :irked:
I've done this when I used to breed fancy goldfish, it's nice when you have the egg rafts available to collect, but I wouldn't want to have to rely on them alone.
