JohnFrost Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 I have started the next generation and should be seeing the resulting adult offspring soon. Here are a few of the females from July. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted October 24, 2014 Share Posted October 24, 2014 JohnFrost: Got an update? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 I have started the next generation and should be seeing the resulting adult offspring soon. Here are a few of the females from July. Those are amazing your doing great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFrost Posted October 26, 2014 Author Share Posted October 26, 2014 I have about 65 more nymphs from F6 that are on their last molt. As soon as they do I will post pictures of the completed F6 breeding group. The oldest F7 nymphs are about 3 months old, so it will be a while until I get to see how they turn out. If everything goes well I should have a fully color stabilized colony around F10 (sometime next year). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackerpants Posted October 26, 2014 Share Posted October 26, 2014 Super cool. Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFrost Posted October 27, 2014 Author Share Posted October 27, 2014 This is one of the new males that made it into the F6 breeding colony. This is fairly close to the final color scheme I am working toward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted October 29, 2014 Share Posted October 29, 2014 This is one of the new males that made it into the F6 breeding colony. This is fairly close to the final color scheme I am working toward. It almost looks like a different species so cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFrost Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 This is my first example of a male with mostly gold wings that is still able to fully express black pigment. He has black on his legs, head, and abdomen. Normally the light wings come with an almost albino looking body, lacking most if not all pigment on the underside of the roach except for the eyes and the tip of the abdomen. Unrelated, I thought this female looked kinda cool. As I'm getting closer to completing this little experiment I have to wonder- What do I do with these guys when I'm finished? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 I would take them gladly to see if I could keep it going even further! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zephyr Posted December 21, 2014 Share Posted December 21, 2014 JohnFrost, any news on these guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandon's Bugs Posted December 27, 2014 Share Posted December 27, 2014 Here are two very pale males I isolated from two unrelated cultures. I set them up with random virgin females. The first litter was born recently. I should be able to do a test cross when they are older and see if it is simple recessive or polygenic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted December 28, 2014 Share Posted December 28, 2014 This is seriously interesting; and well-documented too! Just wanted to say that they look great (as if a roach could ever look bad)! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted January 1, 2015 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Here are two very pale males I isolated from two unrelated cultures. I set them up with random virgin females. The first litter was born recently. I should be able to do a test cross when they are older and see if it is simple recessive or polygenic. I never was able to get males that light, you've made serious progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFrost Posted May 13, 2015 Author Share Posted May 13, 2015 I have had a few requests for an update on the Dubia Breeding. Here are a few pictures of some of the breeding females. I have scaled up the breeding colony and have 2 more colonies currently set aside for nymph development. The color, in general, has begun to express as either a dark gold or as a lighter yellow depending upon the female. I haven't decided on which to pursue, so at this point I'm keeping both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I have had a few requests for an update on the Dubia Breeding. Here are a few pictures of some of the breeding females. I have scaled up the breeding colony and have 2 more colonies currently set aside for nymph development. The color, in general, has begun to express as either a dark gold or as a lighter yellow depending upon the female. I haven't decided on which to pursue, so at this point I'm keeping both. They both are awesome, congrats on the progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hisserdude Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Pretty! Keep up the great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFrost Posted May 14, 2015 Author Share Posted May 14, 2015 I forgot to mention, those last pictures were of F7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFrost Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 After this female molted I waited for 3 weeks to see if she would darken. I then moved her into a separate breeding container with a similarly colored male and second female to try and isolate the coloration. This is the first breeding female for F8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salmonsaladsandwich Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 That is... very yellow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFrost Posted June 25, 2015 Author Share Posted June 25, 2015 Yeah, I have had several that have displayed different aspects of the yellow color scheme, but this is the first that is completely yellow, front and back, top and bottom. I have one that looks almost identical but is darker. I would consider her orange. I have posted pictures of my other breeders and they have more prominent black markings but a similar yellow striping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NRoach Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 What a gorgeous female! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 After this female molted I waited for 3 weeks to see if she would darken. I then moved her into a separate breeding container with a similarly colored male and second female to try and isolate the coloration. This is the first breeding female for F8. Your project is great! Obviously it's working! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFrost Posted July 31, 2015 Author Share Posted July 31, 2015 This picture is in response to a question about light nymphs. I have quite a few in my colony and over the years have separated them to observe their final molt. I personally have been looking for a way to identify gold/yellow adults before the final molt and thought that this may be a way to shorten the amount of time that I have to wait until I am able to make the final breeding colony for each successive generation. I was not able to find any correlation between the color of the nymph and the color expressed after the final molt. I have, however, noticed that the lighter the adults get, the lighter the nymphs appear to be getting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted August 9, 2015 Share Posted August 9, 2015 Looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFrost Posted September 18, 2015 Author Share Posted September 18, 2015 The Final Breeding Colony for F8 is finished. I am fairly satisfied with the female coloration, so now I have to focus on the males a little more before the color morph will be completely stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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