Nombre de messages: 110 Localisation: Italy Date d'inscription: 04/11/2004
Sujet: Liquidambar and Actias sinensis Mer 4 Jan - 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?
Nombre de messages: 1364 Localisation: Lyon Date d'inscription: 07/10/2004
Sujet: Re: Liquidambar and Actias sinensis Dim 8 Jan - 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...