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| 07/21/04 10:43am |
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Dusty View Profile |
Message To: Rjk1949 In reference to Message Id: 104131 Need so Help....
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| 08/20/04 11:00pm |
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ReptileFreak123 View Profile |
Message To: Dusty In reference to Message Id: 124894 Need so Help....
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| 09/18/04 10:17pm |
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ReptileFreak123 View Profile |
Message To: Dusty In reference to Message Id: 124894 Need so Help....
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| 09/18/04 10:17pm |
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Louis2222 View Profile |
Message To: ReptileFreak123 In reference to Message Id: 144946 Here is some info
First we do not believe that the butter worms are actually irradiated. the reason is quite simple. The equipment needed for such a task cost in the millions of $ and we doubt that the only corporation in Chile that actually sends these worms to north America has such technologies. We do however know that the American pest management has required such a procedure to permit corporations to import this natural pest. So it is our belief that they have a false document that is going around to permit the entry in America and Canada. To give you and example there is only 4 places in north America where they have such technology at there disposal. one is in Canada (Ontario) and there is three in the US. one of them is a University and is used for research purposes. One is controlled by the US government and is used to eliminate and other pest in the US the last one is owned by a private corporation in the US. The last reason why this does not make since is the following at this stage the butter worm does not already have it’s reproductive organs they will only appear at a later stage in the development of the insect therefor it is impossible to sterilize them yet. As for breading them well it is quite difficult since there is no artificial diet known. This insect has not benefit from years of research like the silkworm for instances. It is quite new to the entomological world and its only purpose is to be a feeder. We do know that like the silkworm it has special dietary needs at certain age of development. We are currently doing research on it and have had so far some good results. It does anyhow remain a very difficult insect to bread. Naturally the corporation in Chile that lives from the export of these insects will not give you any information on how to bread them. Mainly because they don’t know how to do it. They pay young kids to go out and bring back large quantities sot hey can sell them to the north American pet trade. since they are notoriously difficult to bread there lie about Irradiating them remains unchallenged and there market is safe for now. Well you will understand that our research on the subject is also confidential for obvious reasons but we recommend if you wish to bread butter worms to start with and insect less difficult and much easier. Once you have mastered difficult culture like Silk worms you can start research on the butter worm. This is in now why said to insult in anyway what so ever. We simply state that it is a very difficult insect to bread. Well we hope we where able to help you with your inquiry and you would like more answers please lets us we will do our best to help. |
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Kosrik View Profile |
Message To: Louis2222 In reference to Message Id: 550119 Here is some info
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