[Leps-l] Buterfly larval food recipe

[Kelly Moody]

Yes, I ordered artificial food on Amazon today when I discovered the eggs.
It says it will arrive on April 8th. From what i can find online the eggs
will hatch in 3-5 days so I didn't know what to do if they hatched before
it arrived. Would the refrigerator be too cold or dehydrate them if we try
to slow them down? Should I move the plant out of our butterfly enclosure?
We have a 24"x24"x34" butterfly tent.
Thanks for your help!
Kelly Moody

On Fri, Mar 27, 2020, 4:41 PM John Shuey <jshuey at tnc.org> wrote:

> Hi Kelly,
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> I’m guessing from your email that you have ordered artificial diet –
> right?  Then all you have to do is to delay egg hatching by keeping the
> eggs cool – like in the high 30’s or low 40’s.
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> John
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> *From:* Leps-l <leps-l-bounces at mailman.yale.edu> *On Behalf Of *Kelly
> Moody
> *Sent:* Friday, March 27, 2020 2:12 PM
> *To:* leps-l at mailman.yale.edu
> *Subject:* [Leps-l] Buterfly larval food recipe
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> Good afternoon,
>
> This may be out of the blue but I found your email looking through some
> pages about making my own butterfly food. We have been raising some painted
> Ladies from my son's class and they have laid eggs. Because everything is
> shut down right now I'm not sure where to get them food in time for them to
> hatch. Right now they are laid on a gerbera daisy. do you have any
> suggestions until Amazon comes through?
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> Thank you for any help you can provide.
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> All the best,
>
> Kelly Moody
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