Atlas
Papillon
Inscrit le : 04 Nov 2004
Messages : 110
Localisation : Italy
|  Sujet: Liquidambar and Actias sinensis  Mer 4 Jan à 18:55 | |
| Hello,
does anyone know how many Actias sinensis larvae can be fed from hatching to the pupal stage on a Liquidambar 100 cm high?
Are there other foodplants useful for this species?
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Mario
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Mistic
Rang: Administrateur
Inscrit le : 07 Oct 2004
Messages : 1334
Localisation : Lyon
| | Sujet: Re: Liquidambar and Actias sinensis Dim 8 Jan à 22:47 | |
| Hello Atlas,
I don't know how many larvae can bee feed with a Liquidambar, bu i can tell you my expérience. i've fed 25 caterpillars (actias luna + sinensis) on a 1.5 m liquidambar, i rose it up to L2 L3 then i tried with a 3 m Liquidambar and i rise it up to L4 L5. the liquidambar was half eat, but it was treat against catterpillars and it died... So i thing a 3m liquidambar can be sufficient for a dozen larvae...
Vincent |
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E-mago
Papillon
Inscrit le : 22 Jan 2005
Messages : 643
Localisation : Yvelines
| | Sujet: Re: Liquidambar and Actias sinensis Dim 8 Jan à 23:17 | |
| Hello,
As Mistic said, 1m is too small 
The second bad news: A.sinensis refuse many many foodplants...
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@+ Patrick
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Mistic
Rang: Administrateur
Inscrit le : 07 Oct 2004
Messages : 1334
Localisation : Lyon
| | Sujet: Re: Liquidambar and Actias sinensis Dim 8 Jan à 23:29 | |
| Yes,
But they well eat Liquidambar 
Mistic |
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