Cold tolerance
HeinzeDJAK
heinzedjak at aol.com
Tue Feb 24 19:46:15 EST 1998
Hello everyone out there!
Today my first polyphemus of the year hatched out. It is a female, and is 1-2
weeks early, from looking at my other cocoons. I know from personal experience
that if you put a female in the fridge, after a unknown period of time, she
will degrade in fertility. I was wondering if anyone out there has any idea
just how long I can put her in the fridge before she begins to degrade.
I seriously doubt that she will call any males in, as I have been collecting
cocoons all winter, and I think it unlikely that I missed one right around our
house. But, despite what I think, I do have her in a tank were she can call a
male in tonight, but I imagine she will start laying eggs tomorrow (mated or
not), so I will need any information you can give me a fairly quickly.
Thanks in advance,
Dar
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