F Frogup New Member Joined Aug 28, 2016 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Dec 6, 2017 #1 Just wondering if anyone can get access to any waxworms around the sydney/hunter valley areas. Happy to pay for a starter colony.
Just wondering if anyone can get access to any waxworms around the sydney/hunter valley areas. Happy to pay for a starter colony.
Imported_tuatara Well-Known Member Joined Jul 30, 2017 Messages 710 Reaction score 418 Location Ballarat, Victoria Dec 6, 2017 #2 pretty sure they're illegal...but it's sydney, like with all exotics they're probably there.
F Frogup New Member Joined Aug 28, 2016 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Dec 6, 2017 #3 Kind of yeah. It is illegal to sell them now but they live in the wild, they are a pest for people who keep bees so they are out there.
Kind of yeah. It is illegal to sell them now but they live in the wild, they are a pest for people who keep bees so they are out there.
hazzard Very Well-Known Member Joined Jul 25, 2006 Messages 1,237 Reaction score 1 Location Hazzardous area Dec 7, 2017 #4 There is no legislation that says you can't breed and sell waxworms at all. Where did you see this? They are pest of stored combs to beekeepers, but not considered a problem these days as most store frames in cool rooms They are also widely use in research.
There is no legislation that says you can't breed and sell waxworms at all. Where did you see this? They are pest of stored combs to beekeepers, but not considered a problem these days as most store frames in cool rooms They are also widely use in research.
Imported_tuatara Well-Known Member Joined Jul 30, 2017 Messages 710 Reaction score 418 Location Ballarat, Victoria Dec 7, 2017 #5 oops, mistook it for the large greenish dull ones overseas, forgot their names, sorry.
Iguana Well-Known Member Joined Jan 31, 2016 Messages 395 Reaction score 199 Location Victoria Dec 7, 2017 #6 Imported_tuatara said: oops, mistook it for the large greenish dull ones overseas, forgot their names, sorry. Click to expand... Hornworms?
Imported_tuatara said: oops, mistook it for the large greenish dull ones overseas, forgot their names, sorry. Click to expand... Hornworms?
Imported_tuatara Well-Known Member Joined Jul 30, 2017 Messages 710 Reaction score 418 Location Ballarat, Victoria Dec 7, 2017 #7 yeah, i think.