Today’s post will highlight the different types of fruit fly containers so you can figure out which one will be best for you.
I will start with the most popular type:
Plastic Insect Cup w/ vented lid:
-Relatively cheap (~$0.50 each without quantity discounts)
-Easy to tap out flies while feeding
-Eventually plastic will break-down / get scuzzy
-No two plastics are the same. Need to invest in thicker plastic cups to last longer
Glass Jars:
-last forever
-high upfront cost, but it is an investment
-easy to clean & sanitize
Re-used bottles (water, soda & pasta)
(I would recommend adding some excelsior to this in lieu of the single paper)
-cheapest solution – as you most likely already have these in your recycling
-easiest clean-up (toss after each use)
-hardest to dispense flies – dispensing causes pupea to fall out as well or even worse media
Ultimate Fruit Fly Series:
- Types of Fruit Flies
- Which Fruit Fly container to use? (Current Page)
- Pro Tips for culturing flies
- 26 Pros thoughts on Fruit Fly Supplementation
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I have no need to culture flies, but I have found a good method for getting rid of them. I stole it from a winery I visited up north. Seems they love wine and a little in a shallow container with some dish soap will get rid of them. Just saying.
I think this sounds like the perfect post for after my fruit fly culturing series! 🙂 I have heard many good ways to get rid of them! Funny that as I was taking some pictures of baby froglets I saw a fly walking across the floor. I was thinking yep, time to get the fruit fly traps out. Hope my husband doesn’t find any! Boy would he freak!
I have to laugh at wanting to culture fruit flies, because I’m always trying to get rid of them. I brew Kombucha and they LOVE that stuff.. If I have even one fruit fly in my house inevitably they find their way into it and I have to throw the whole thing out. (I do save some to make a fruit fly trap)
I bet they do love that! I have a hard time keeping out the wild fruit flies as well. A single wild fly can turn the whole cup into flying! After this series ends I will have another on fruit fly traps! Thanks for stopping by! I’m headed to your page now!