Kaiko Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 Recently I’ve been dealing with phorid flies on my G. portentosa colony. I hate them so much but since they weren’t actually harming my roaches, I didn’t panic THAT much. Yesterday I found a lot of maggots feeding on a deceased roach and when I started cleaning, I noticed a young female with, what seems to be a hole on her abdomen. I start looking for answers and found out that phorid fly larvae can actually parasite roaches. I am keeping her apart from the rest to watch over her. I’m scared since I don’t know if she’s the only one infected. Any ideas on what should I do? They’re not kept as feeders, but as my precious pets. 💔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hibiscusmile Posted August 19, 2021 Share Posted August 19, 2021 hi, gee I dont know, doesn't sound good though. Have you took each one out and cleaned all the areas? They could also be somewhere else in the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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