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Do they lay eggs even if they have not mated?

I used to mist/fog a lot until black mold started growing on the room walls. Toxic stuff to humans, and you cant sell your house if it is bad.

I have purchased young veilds from New Jersey, and am raising them here in Montana at over 5,000 ft. elevation. No problems.

I am looking for an adult or subadult male quad, and also a young female sailfin. These will be used for breeding. Wendell Morrill Bozeman, Montana USA

Fantastic. I have a wc female that apparently has not mated. She lays infertile eggs. I need a male to breed her.

I have some young cb Jackson's.

Freezing will kill the mites.

Be aware that most grasshoppers have o ne generation per year. This means that there will be a long period of obligatory diapause. Although some overwinter as nymphs or adults, most overwinter as eggs.

How about crushing a calcium/vitamin D pill for humans? Dust a bit of the powder on his food.

I have good luck with a drip system. Cages are screened, with a water capture pan underneath. Submersible water pump, look on ebay. Airline tubing, water flow controlled with a plastic valve- also sold for air control. Pumps are submerged in containers slightly lower than cage tops. Water...

Ambanja female wanted for breeding.

Some of the old insecticides such as the chlorinated hydrocarbons, DDT, chlordane, heptachlor, etc., might take a few hours to cause mortality. The newer compounds kill in minutes or at the most, an hour. The half life of these materials is measured in a few days. In other words, they don't...

I am hearing a lot of pesticide paranoia. If insects were sprayed with insecticides, they would be dead.

My bearded dragons eat honey bees, no problem. Watch your cham, I bet that he can eat wasps and bees without getting stung. Let us know....

Looks like an Io larva. Feed it until it pupates, and the moth will emerge later. The cagterpillar spine can cause irritation.

Sometimes it helps start the digging process if you make a hole in the soil with your thumb, or something.

You should be seeing the female ovipositor if their wings are developing. An all male group would be unusual.