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From: paleo@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Constantine A. LaPasha)
Newsgroups: sci.bio
Subject: RE:fruitflies
Keywords: food for thought
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Date: 17 Nov 88 18:20:55 GMT
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From what I remember about raising these little guys, we fed them
on yeast, and fed the yeast on a substrate like baby pablum.  The
pablum provides a nice solid (sort-of) lump in the bottom of a vial
so the media didn't slop out when tapping the vial, or turning it over,
and also provided a nice food supply for the yeast.  The flies were
after the yeast.  Your flies are probably after the yeast growing
on your grapes.


For a modest investment, you can buy culture tubes, and prepackaged
"instant" media for Carolina Biological Supplies, Burlington, NC.
They can also provide you with instructions and any other fly 
stuff you might want - including live flies, if I remember correctly.

You could call them at 800-334-5551 (eastern US) or 800-547-1733
(western US) for info or ordering.

I have no connection to CB except that I order from them occasionally.

Good luck...
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