Feeding Frenzy - Macro Pics

[elgecko]

I have noticed a huge difference in my indoor plants since I started to feed them fruitflies. I know several other growers have started to do this also with great results as well.

I decided to snap some pictures of the carnage after some plants were fed today.

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Can someone help me!


Ohh the horror!

Hope you enjoyed them.

 

[Clue]

How graphic and horrific. I shouldn't have looked.

 

[catrus]

Great pictures!!

 

[Capensis]

Omnomnomnom.

 

[Wolfn]

 

[TranMinh]

Nice picture ! If you feed the plants does it grow any faster ?

 

[obregon562]

im a strong believer in bugs=better growing CP. Its kinda like, sure we could survive off pop tarts, but would you prefer meats, grains, veggies and fruits? I think the bugs also possess many micro nutrients and other "good stuff" plants love. Great pics man.

 

[BigBella]

Thanks so much . . .

Now, who the hell's going to tuck me in?

 

[elgecko]

Thanks for the comments on the pics. Glad you enjoyed them.

Nice picture ! If you feed the plants does it grow any faster ?

Yes.
Many of my indoor plants over the years started to grow slowly and not flower anymore. Re-potting gave some plants a small growth spurt and then they were back to the same growing they where before.
With feeding the plants I have had a huge increase in growth and many have even flowered again.

Thanks so much . . .

Now, who the hell's going to tuck me in?

 

[jimscott]

I've had pretty much the same expereince with the Mexican butterworts.

 

[elgecko]

I do raise both Drosophilia melanogaster and Drosophilia hydei.
Drosophilia hydei is about 3 times as large as Drosophilia melanogaster.

The ones in the pictures are Drosophilia hydei.

 

[Not a Number]

It's tough enough wranglin' them without wings. How do you manage?

 

[CN]

those are some nice Macro's

daren

 

[elgecko]

It's tough enough wranglin' them without wings. How do you manage?

I dump some flies out from my cultures and place them into a container that gets placed in the freezer for 10 or more minutes. All my flies are dead when I feed them. If you do not keep them in the freezer long enough, they will start moving around again once they heat back up.
I then use tweezers to place the flies on the plants leaves.

 

[F R e N c H 3 z]

they will start moving around again once they heat back up.

Just dont do what I did and let heat back up too much by leaving the container in the sun... Makes for a nasty and smelly surprise.

 

[Not a Number]

That's exactly what I've been doing but a few of the wingless ones manage to crawl out before I get the lids on. The strays are not that hard to eliminate because they don't crawl very far.

 

[back2eight]

you people must clean your house too good or something. I have enough bugs in my house that I don't have to feed my plants. They are good at finding their own insects. I have fruit flies for my dart frogs, but have never needed to feed them to my plants.

 

[jimscott]

you people must clean your house too good or something. I have enough bugs in my house that I don't have to feed my plants. They are good at finding their own insects. I have fruit flies for my dart frogs, but have never needed to feed them to my plants.

LOL!