Jimbobtom 8 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 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 post Share on other sites
Allpet Roaches 144 Posted March 7 Report Share Posted March 7 No, they are a symptom of some other cause. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jimbobtom 8 Posted March 8 Author Report Share Posted March 8 These are old colonies, so maybe I'm just having a big wave of die offs from the adults? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RosenKrieger 12 Posted March 9 Report Share Posted March 9 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 post Share on other sites
Jimbobtom 8 Posted March 9 Author Report Share Posted March 9 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 post Share on other sites
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