Second Generation

The eggs in our cultures have finally starting hatching. At this point, they have not been sexed.

• Wild Type
• Three flies hatched during the day--more had been retrieved earlier.
• Larvae are still crawling in the food and up the sides of the culture.
• White Eyed
• Small number of white-eyed (around 4) had hatched over the weekend; one hatched later today.
• larvae are still crawling in the food and up the sides of the culture.
• Vestigal
• Although food is infected, larvae are moving within it and stabilizing on the sides of the culture.
• 5 hatched during the course of the day, none from the weekend.