what do these turn into???

[slabspanker]

help me out please. does any one know what are these creatures to become?
spikes
mousies
waxworms

i have some leftovers, will they soon become insects?   
do you keep 'em or dispose of them?

[ChenBassHead]

Spikes become flies.
Waxies become moths.
Mousies become what are known as "Drone Flies"

[fingerlaker]

Oak leaf grubs become....?

[ChenBassHead]

Oak leaf grubs become....?

Crane Fly

[trapper2000]

wrong  waxies  are  bee larva !!!!

[ChenBassHead]

http://lawrencehallofscience.org/foss/fossweb/teachers/materials/plantanimal/waxwormmoths.html
Had to check to make sure, but I thought I knew my entomology.

[devo]

Oak leaf grubs become....?

crane fly, AKA:    MANSQUITO!

[trapper2000]

left  waxies  out   down at the salmon  shop  i'm telling you they turn into bee's  ...try it

[monkeyman2269]

my cousin left those buggers in his car and they got out lol like 50 flies and moths were buzing around it was so funny

[fishing mechanic]

left  waxies  out   down at the salmon  shop  i'm telling you they turn into bee's  ...try it

They kinda look like a bee, but they are not, that is a common misconception though

[trapper2000]

ya  well there no moth and they  sting  ...lets  let them go in your  truck 

[fishing mechanic]

ya  well there no moth and they  sting  ...lets  let them go in your  truck 

I wonder if ya had mousies in there, they are the ones that look like bees as I recall!! Either way, I prefer them all in larvae form!!!

[ChenBassHead]

I wonder if ya had mousies in there, they are the ones that look like bees as I recall!! Either way, I prefer them all in larvae form!!!

Yes, mousies are Drone Fly larva, which look like bees.

[JJ]

Yes, mousies are Drone Fly larva, which look like bees.

And they are called Drone flies because they look like male bees, aka drones; drone bees have no stingers and neither do drone flies.

[TheOutdoorsman]

And they are called Drone flies because they look like male bees, aka drones; drone bees have no stingers and neither do drone flies.

And yet, they would still make trapper scream and run away.   

[trapper2000]

mmm sorry wax  worms  turn into  bees ....there bee larva

[trapper2000]

actually i'm talking poop !  i  do  know  there  wax months  but as  a kid we  used bee larve  for  real as bait  mousies  i'm not  sure of some  kind of fly, spikes are  just maggots that turn into  blow flies...another  thing we  jusd was   golden rod grubs  , you  find standing golden rod  find  the  bulbs and  cut them open  theres a  grub looks like a spike

[fishing mechanic]

AHa!! Wondering how long it was gonna take ya!

[leclairro]

What do you know, I finally can make use of my natural resorces degree! Most true grubs become beetles (like the oak leaf grub), the crane fly larva, also known as a leatherjacket, looks like a giant maggot, usually a inch or so in length and can be found under rocks in mosts streams and ponds (and make very good bait for brook trout), waxworms (actually considered a type of caterpillar) are larva of the wax moth (caterpillars become moths or butterflys), and spikes and mousies are both forms of maggots (the larval form of flies in the order diptera) therefore both become flies.

[JJ]

Most true grubs become beetles (like the oak leaf grub), the crane fly larva, also known as a leatherjacket, looks like a giant maggot, usually a inch or so in length and can be found under rocks in mosts streams and ponds (and make very good bait for brook trout)

FYI, it's illegal to collect aquatic insects for bait in trout waters in NY.

[leclairro]

Good point captjj, I probably should have mentioned that

[rgfixit]

Waxworms are the larval stage of the greater wax moth.



Greater wax moth.


Maybe you got the "Africanized" strain of waxworms Trap 

RG

[fishing mechanic]

KP, are you telling me Trap's been playing us like an old 45?? I feel stupid now!! Can I pull my head out of my a$$ anytime soon

[fingerlaker]

Maybe these questions are being pondered too deeply....maybe the real answer is obvious and right there in front of us...my simple answer to all of the questions above--what do these become----well..if used correctly..ultimately these all become FISH FRIES!!!!!

[slabspanker]

nice answer fingerlaker, but people, what do you do with them now? keep in fridge so they dont fly away? do you continue to use as bait?

[ChenBassHead]

I continue to use mine. Ice jigs too. Tip the jigs with spikes, put em under a slip bobber and hammer the gills! Waxies make great bait for stream trout as well.

[trapper2000]

 now  all kidding aside    larry at the oswego salmon  shop   left  a  vile  of  wax worms in his  shanty in the shop they  did in fact turn to bees  , i am not  joking or  making this  up!  some  bait  places  sell  bee larva  as  wax worms  , this was very comman years  ago. i'm really not  joking  guys  just wondering if  anyone  else  ever  had this happen

[deadsmelthead]

I think they turn into Burbits............... ....         at least he's putting camas in his run on debacles now............
Hey trap how ya doin?  Lol

[fishing mechanic]

UHHHHHHHH??? I dont know anymore!!

[rgfixit]

Trap,
I could see that happening in times past. With the dramatic loss of bees in the last 5 years, it's unlikely any beekeeper would sell larvae any more.

RG