Guest guest Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 aren't those just disgusting?! Nasty. I believe they are fruit fly (aka vinegar fly) larvae. http://www.organic-kombucha.com/kombucha_fruit_fly_contamination.html " The vinegar or fruit flies will lay their eggs on or near this food and within a few days the larvae will hatch. The larvae are small, 5 mm long and 1 mm across, and will be white coloured. These larvae or maggots, and the adult flies, main food source are fungal growth, such as mold, film-forming yeast, or acetic bacteria formed on the surface of the liquids above. Making kombucha a great attraction for these pest. " > > little teeny wiggly white worms..I found 2 I threw the scoby away. I > am ready to bottle so I think I still will use it. I will not use this > batch for starter as I have two others going and can get a scoby from > one of those batches..just curious what this might be and any help you > can give me will be appreciated. > > -- > Kathy-jo > c. > ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Uptown-rags > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 aren't those just disgusting?! Nasty. I believe they are fruit fly (aka vinegar fly) larvae. http://www.organic-kombucha.com/kombucha_fruit_fly_contamination.html " The vinegar or fruit flies will lay their eggs on or near this food and within a few days the larvae will hatch. The larvae are small, 5 mm long and 1 mm across, and will be white coloured. These larvae or maggots, and the adult flies, main food source are fungal growth, such as mold, film-forming yeast, or acetic bacteria formed on the surface of the liquids above. Making kombucha a great attraction for these pest. " > > little teeny wiggly white worms..I found 2 I threw the scoby away. I > am ready to bottle so I think I still will use it. I will not use this > batch for starter as I have two others going and can get a scoby from > one of those batches..just curious what this might be and any help you > can give me will be appreciated. > > -- > Kathy-jo > c. > ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Uptown-rags > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 why are they so big??? fruit flies are so small On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM, stormyskiesandrainbows < stormyskiesandrainbows@...> wrote: > > > aren't those just disgusting?! Nasty. I believe they are fruit fly (aka > vinegar fly) larvae. > > http://www.organic-kombucha.com/kombucha_fruit_fly_contamination.html > > " The vinegar or fruit flies will lay their eggs on or near > this food and within a few days the larvae will hatch. > The larvae are small, 5 mm long and 1 mm across, and > will be white coloured. These larvae or maggots, and > the adult flies, main food source are fungal growth, > such as mold, film-forming yeast, or acetic bacteria > formed on the surface of the liquids above. Making > kombucha a great attraction for these pest. " > > > > > > > little teeny wiggly white worms..I found 2 I threw the scoby away. I > > am ready to bottle so I think I still will use it. I will not use this > > batch for starter as I have two others going and can get a scoby from > > one of those batches..just curious what this might be and any help you > > can give me will be appreciated. > > > > -- > > Kathy-jo > > c. > > ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Uptown-rags > > > > > -- Kathy-jo c. ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Uptown-rags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 why are they so big??? fruit flies are so small On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 4:41 PM, stormyskiesandrainbows < stormyskiesandrainbows@...> wrote: > > > aren't those just disgusting?! Nasty. I believe they are fruit fly (aka > vinegar fly) larvae. > > http://www.organic-kombucha.com/kombucha_fruit_fly_contamination.html > > " The vinegar or fruit flies will lay their eggs on or near > this food and within a few days the larvae will hatch. > The larvae are small, 5 mm long and 1 mm across, and > will be white coloured. These larvae or maggots, and > the adult flies, main food source are fungal growth, > such as mold, film-forming yeast, or acetic bacteria > formed on the surface of the liquids above. Making > kombucha a great attraction for these pest. " > > > > > > > little teeny wiggly white worms..I found 2 I threw the scoby away. I > > am ready to bottle so I think I still will use it. I will not use this > > batch for starter as I have two others going and can get a scoby from > > one of those batches..just curious what this might be and any help you > > can give me will be appreciated. > > > > -- > > Kathy-jo > > c. > > ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Uptown-rags > > > > > -- Kathy-jo c. ebay store: http://stores.ebay.com/Uptown-rags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 No clue. Maybe they're a different bag of worms? > > why are they so big??? fruit flies are so small > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Thanks, Carla! We will be 'low' on eggs until after Christmas and then we'll have plenty until June 1, when CSA shares take over. I'll most likely deliver every other week. This is the worst time of year for egg flavor, of course. (well, Dec/Jan is the worst) During the true green season, though, we always hear that our eggs taste better than 's! (I like to hear that!) Thanks, for the note, Carla. -Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 4, 2009 Report Share Posted November 4, 2009 Thanks, Carla! We will be 'low' on eggs until after Christmas and then we'll have plenty until June 1, when CSA shares take over. I'll most likely deliver every other week. This is the worst time of year for egg flavor, of course. (well, Dec/Jan is the worst) During the true green season, though, we always hear that our eggs taste better than 's! (I like to hear that!) Thanks, for the note, Carla. -Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 25, 2010 Report Share Posted January 25, 2010 Not sure how much I can help you find. More offlist. Alvin > > > > After the thaw you can also catch your own worms for small operations. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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