The elusive bean weevil :-(

[Greenlove]

I'm feeding fruit flies and pinhead crickets to my young frogs. I thought I should try to spruce up their variety a little, as this is what I've read you should do. Bean weevils seem to be an acceptable choice, yes? Guess what? I can't find any cultures to buy! I found one person that was selling them but he lives in the UK. Anyone have any info on where I might find the elusive bean weevil culture?

[vince]

I'm feeding fruit flies and pinhead crickets to my young frogs. I thought I should try to spruce up their variety a little, as this is what I've read you should do. Bean weevils seem to be an acceptable choice, yes? Guess what? I can't find any cultures to buy! I found one person that was selling them but he lives in the UK. Anyone have any info on where I might find the elusive bean weevil culture?

Sorry I'm in the uk too but once you get them divide your culture into two .I use sweet jars then top up with fresh black eyed peas [ or beans] and keep about 85 ish and bobs your uncle millions of the buggers The dart frog guys and gals should be able to supply em. Sent my mate some and they got lost in the post when he finally got the package 2wks later millions of them. My adult Greys ,Japanese and European Tree-frogs love them too so do all the Bombina's that I have . Hope you get some

[Kevin1]

Try this.
Other feeders

[Kurt]

$20 is a little pricey for bean weevils.

[vince]

$20 is a little pricey for bean weevils.

Whats $20 in English you get a jar full for just over a pound over here,

[JimO]

We have a few hens and the scratch feed has tiny weevils that appear if it sits too long. I assume the eggs come in with the grain and it takes a few generations for the numbers to get large enough to start seeing them. But, by the time I get to the bottom of the bucket there are hundreds of them. They are slightly larger than fffs and dark brown to black in color.

I fed a couple to my azureus once and they seemed to really like them, but I was concerned that their exoskeleton would make them difficult to digest and, therefore, not provide much nutrition.

I assume these are a different species, but have often wondered if they would be good feeders. When you use bean weevils, are you feeding the frogs the mature insect or the larvae? The grain weevils' larvae are usually inside a piece of corn or wheat and collecting them to feed out would be very tedious.

[Greenlove]

Whats $20 in English you get a jar full for just over a pound over here,

20 American dollars = 12.7 British pounds

[Kevin1]

$20 is a little pricey for bean weevils.

I agree, but it was the only site I knew of that had them, not that there aren't others out there though.

[TDK]

Supposed to be illegal to ship across state lines in the U.S. becasuse they are considered a pest.