why won't stupid pini eclose?
Semjase
semjase at aol.com
Wed Sep 16 21:23:15 EDT 1998
>Hi listers,
>
>I had 3 Eacles imperialis pini pupae that overwintered in my frij. They
>were kept with a regal pupa, some regular imperials, and some poplar
>sphinx. In spring everyone was put outdoors in a flowerpot filled with
>peat moss. Later, everyone proceeded to eclose at roughly the normal
>time. One of the pini hatched out about 3-4 weeks ago.
>
>The remaining two pini are very much alive and squirming, but have not
>emerged. Frankly, I'm getting impatient. I want them to get it over
>with, so I can have my porch back!
>
>Does anyone have a clue either what is wrong, or what to do? I'd hate for
>them to decide they feel like overwintering again. :-( :-(
>
>Thanks,
>
>Liz Day
>LDAY at iquest.net
>Indianapolis, Indiana, central USA - 40 N latitude, zone 5b.
>www.iquest.net/~lday
>
Hi Liz:
Yeah that can happen sometimes, rwo years to emergence. Not much to do about
it.
S.
>
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