[Ctleps-l] Hartford wants cats

[David Cappaert]

Ruthie - I appreciate what you are saying. Butterflies are primed for
overwintering, or migratation by the short Fall photoperiod and cooler
weather. So I raise in a greenhouse, and extend the photoperiod. I have very
few cabbage white eggs, and many monarchs just emerging from eggs. I will
keep these on young foliage and long photperiod. I am keen to mainatin
butterflies outside their normal life cycle because that is when school is
in session.
 

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DAVID CAPPAERT       
734-635 7750 
 <mailto:cappaert at comcast.net> cappaert at comcast.net

 

Mary M Hooker Environmental Sciences Magnet School 
440 Broadview Terrace
Hartford, CT 06106
FAX 860 522-7590

 

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From: Richard Mohr [mailto:rumohr06 at sbcglobal.net] 
Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 10:13 AM
To: David Cappaert
Subject: Re: [Ctleps-l] Hartford wants cats


As a retired first grade teacher and one who raised many butterflies in my
classroom my experience tells me that I don't think any species would be
laying eggs at the time of the year. The Monarchs are not laying as the last
of the ones you see flying now are preparing to fly South.Other species have
gone into hibernation or will soon. The Giant Swallowtail chrysalids I have
will winter over if I put them in the refridge.If I let them emerge they
will not mate  as there is not enough time for them to complete a cycle.You
could contact the folks at Magic Wings in Mass. They sell eggs but it is a
business for them and I don't always agree with their policy. I only raise
butterflies during  their normal life cycle season. ruthie mohr,Trumbull


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From: David Cappaert <cappaert at comcast.net>
To: CTLEPS-L at mailman.yale.edu
Sent: Fri, August 31, 2012 10:14:46 PM
Subject: [Ctleps-l] Hartford wants cats


We're rearing a large number of monarchs at our Hartford school, will tag
and release with our first grade. I would love to also rear, for our indoor
vivarium, a colony of cabbage whites, red admirals, and/or red admirals. I
have abundant host plants for those species. Oddly, I'm finding no cabbage
white caterpillars in our school garden. If you know of a good infestation,
I would be interested. Likewise, caterpillars of the other species.
 
Thanks, 
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DAVID CAPPAERT       
734-635 7750 
 <mailto:cappaert at comcast.net> cappaert at comcast.net 

 

Mary M Hooker Environmental Sciences Magnet School 
440 Broadview Terrace
Hartford, CT 06106
FAX 860 522-7590

 

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From: ctleps-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu
[mailto:ctleps-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu] On Behalf Of Hank Golet
Sent: Friday, August 31, 2012 8:56 PM
To: CTLEPS-L at mailman.yale.edu
Subject: [Ctleps-l] Old Lyme


8/31 At my home yard in Old Lyme, 2 probably 3 RED-BANDED HAIRSTREAKS, all
on boneset.  Various stages of wear.
PAINTED LADIES are down to a quarter of two days ago.  SACHEMS also.
MONARCHS are going the other way, from a couple yesterday to 8 to 10 this
afternoon.
Hank Golet
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