raising swallowtails

[JH]

I don't know if you can buy the eggs, but I always thought that the best
experience for the kids, when it comes to rearing insects, is the hunt for
the stock.  Why don't you go out and search the cherries and tulip trees for
the caterpillars?  While there's a chance some may be parasitized, some may
not be and you have the added satisfaction of giving the wild insects a
better chance at completing the cycle.  Then, if you'd like, you can get the
eggs from the next generation and start from scratch.

Just a thought...
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John Himmelman
Killingworth, CT USA
jhimmel at connix.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Naftzger <paul.naftzger at worldnet.att.net>
To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>
Date: Sunday, September 09, 2001 1:52 PM
Subject: raising swallowtails


>I am interested in raising Tiger Swallowtails with my kids, and releasing
>them each year.  We live in Arkansas, USA. Is there anyplace I can purchase
>eggs?  We did this once with Painted Ladies and now we would like to try it
>with T. Swallowtails.
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>Paul Naftzger
>pnaftzger at hotmail.com
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