cecropia rearing/predation

[DTDerekson]

>Jane Dillonaire wrote (*snip*) 
> I overwinter cocoons in the
>crisper drawer - despite my family's objections - love me, love my dog (or
>moth, as the case may be).

(::chuckle::) None of my friends go into my refrigerator without first asking
what I might be harboring in there. They've learned no part of the fridge is
immune from my hobby in one way or another...

I found I had much better success  overwintering cocoons and pupae in an old
refrigerator one had to defrost than in a frost-free one, even if I spritzed
the cocoons. Too many dessicated in the frost-free one, even inside a
Tupperware container. 

Just my 2 cents worth....

DT


 
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