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Start date Start date Jul 6, 2019

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Trailgem

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They are on the cover of my bin. I googled it, but they all look different. I guess it depends on the type of cricket.

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JoXie411

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Trailgem said: They are on the cover of my bin. I googled it, but they all look different. I guess it depends on the type of cricket. Click to expand...

Where did you find them? They look like fly larvae. @jamest0o0 whats in the plastic box!

Lennoncham

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The don’t look like cricket eggs to me. Cricket eggs look more like a grain of rice and the usually lay them in moist soil or some moist area.

Lennoncham

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Do your crickets come with those dermestid cleaner beetles?

Daesie11

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JoXie411 said: Where did you find them? They look like fly larvae. @jamest0o0 whats in the plastic box! Click to expand...

JoXie411

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Lennoncham said: Do your crickets come with those dermestid cleaner beetles? Click to expand...

The larvae wouldn’t look like that. I keep dermestid beetles

Lennoncham

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JoXie411 said: The larvae wouldn’t look like that. I keep dermestid beetles Click to expand...

Don’t they kinda look like that in the pupa stage between larva and beetle? Have no idea was just a thought lol.

Trailgem

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No nettles... but there some gnats in there. The are on top of the cover, so not in the dirt (what I thought crickets would lay in. Ok... I’m getting rid of them. Ty Beman

Beman

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I would say not something you want if they are on the lid of your bin. A cricket can't jump up there and lay eggs so that rules out crickets... Which means mystery bugs... I would clean your bin as well. Transfer the crickets back into a clean bin with new egg crates.

JoXie411

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Lennoncham said: Don’t they kinda look like that in the pupa stage between larva and beetle? Have no idea was just a thought lol. Click to expand...

Maybe if the image was more clear? I feel like the beetles look like little alines

JoXie411

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Trailgem said: No nettles... but there some gnats in there. The are on top of the cover, so not in the dirt (what I thought crickets would lay in. Ok... I’m getting rid of them. Ty Click to expand...

Keep them they might be a CuC!

Trailgem

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JoXie411 said: Keep them they might be a CuC! Click to expand...

Good idea

Trailgem

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Trailgem said: Good idea Click to expand...

Better?

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Lennoncham

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Trailgem said: Better? Click to expand...

They look more like some type of fly larvae then beetle larvae

jamest0o0

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They are fly larvae, likely a kind of phorid. If I ever get big die off the phorid find a way and lay eggs in the dead. The larvae feed on dead rotten stuff, some are parasitic, but I haven't noticed any of these kinds around. When they pupate they often climb to the top of the bin and then hatch back out into flies.

Trailgem

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jamest0o0 said: They are fly larvae, likely a kind of phorid. If I ever get big die off the phorid find a way and lay eggs in the dead. The larvae feed on dead rotten stuff, some are parasitic, but I haven't noticed any of these kinds around. When they pupate they often climb to the top of the bin and then hatch back out into flies. Click to expand...

Ewww... I guess I had a couple dead crickets in the bin.

JoXie411

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Trailgem said: Better? Click to expand...

Weird question.... are they hard or soft? Are they squishy? Asking for a friend

KobaOregonherper

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Trailgem said: They are on the cover of my bin. I googled it, but they all look different. I guess it depends on the type of cricket. Click to expand...

Fannidae fly larva. They are atracted to decomposing bio material. Not harmful but id get rid of them.