Jimbobtom Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 I've had 2 bins(none other for some reason) under assault. I'm only finding phorids on dead adults, which made me think the harmless, but annoying type. Now I'm wondering, could they be going after freshly molted roaches? I'm not seeing as many tiny nymphs in those bins so I'm worried they might be killing off my roaches molting into adulthood. Maybe they're just dying from old age too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpet Roaches Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 No, they are a symptom of some other cause. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbobtom Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 These are old colonies, so maybe I'm just having a big wave of die offs from the adults? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosenKrieger Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 That's what it sounds like. I'd venture to guess the lack of nymphs is due to the adults not producing as much as they get older. The production rates should bounce back a bit once some younger adults mature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbobtom Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 10 hours ago, RosenKrieger said: That's what it sounds like. I'd venture to guess the lack of nymphs is due to the adults not producing as much as they get older. The production rates should bounce back a bit once some younger adults mature. Makes sense thank you. I haven't found many nymphs of any size dead. Seems to always be adults. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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