Live Foods
Bean Weevils (Callosobruchus maculatus) £2.50 per tub
A great alternative to fruit flies, these tiny beetles (approx. 2-3mm) are very easy to keep and breed, they feed on Black Eyed peas (these dried beans can be purchased from any supermarket).
Mealworms (Tenebrio molivar) £2.50 per tub (various size larvae)
Blow Fly Pupae (Blue Bottles) £4.00 per tub
Fruit Flies (Drosophila species) £1.25 per 1oz pot (Larvae)
Small Cockroaches (Various species) £3.00 per tub
Large Cockroaches (Various species) £3.00 per tub
Note : A tub of cockroaches will always contain enough individuals to start a breeding colony, the number in a tub varies depending on size of species and how many I have in stock. (when I am overrun with a certain species a tub will contain as many as I can fit in!)
Cricket
Traps Each £2.00 Five £8.00
Sticky traps to capture troublesome cockroaches or noisy crickets, each cardboard
trap comes with dry bait and instructions. No more crickets behind the fridge,
they really work!
Rearing Crickets In The Classroom B.Gardiner
An excellent little guide to breeding crickets. Produced by the Amateur Entomologists' Society, A5 booklet.
£3.00