One frequently reads the opinion that the dampness of the winter in this country is one reason why some of our native and continental species do not survive...
Hello all, I do not believe humidity is the main cause for losses. The sea climate with its mild winters in combination with high humidity is a preoblem for a...
Hi all, This is obviously a very complex subject to which we have only scratched the surface. One note I have seen suggests that one of the critical factors is...
Hi all, As we are rapidly approaching the start of the breeding season perhaps some of our experienced Lepidopterists would pass on details of their favourite ...
... Suspect silica gel would be a bit fierce. How about rice grains? Or if you want to be a bit more technical, different concentrations of salt (or sugar etc)...
Can anyone put me on to a source of Hummingbird feeders in this country. Has anyone experience of using these for butterflies and moths ? Also any other good...
Butterflies often seem to pair at a certain time of day.I think it is important for pairing cages to have all round and unobstructed overhead light.Also to...
I once read somewhere that suggested parasites lay eggs on leaves and that larvae can become infected in that way.Does anyone have any more information on...
Most life cycle descriptions are often very "woolly" with information such as "emerge in the spring" whenever that is . For the record my High Brown Fritillary...
Hi Several parasites do indeed lay eggs on leaves likely to be eaten by caterpillars (I cannot remember the species at the moment). The AES booklet Rearing the...
Probably not very much, many of the eggs are tiny, unless you go over leaves with a magnifying glass you are unlikely to see them. If you are picking leaves...
Dear All As spring is rapidly approaching, can I make my annual plea, if for any reason your pupae produce any parasitic flies or wasps rather than the ...
Hi all, AES members will possibly recall that I wrote an article on this topic for the Bulletin some years ago - title "An unexpected attack by the parasites"....
Chalkhill Blue eggs are just emerging (March 6th) from a plastic box from the refigerator and from a box in an unheated outhouse. Listed in Friedrich has...
... Well I am returning to breeding after a gap of a few years when I was without a garden so I am looking for easy, cheap cage designs. I am designing an ...
Naff carpentry skills and equipment ? Consider adapting and modifying Ikea or B & Q bolt together shelving units or other furniture.Probably as cheap a source...
Neil Jones wrote ''Anyway my favourite simple cage design is as follows. Most of you should know this one. Take a large flower pot fill it with the foodplant....
I'm interesting in trading with some fellow lepidopterists. I have the following papered specimens. All specimens are A1 condition with collecting data. Here's...
As a further, minor, refinement to Arnold's suggestion fold back each end of the 'tube' and stitch approx 1cm in from the fold, so that a long bootlace can be...
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Four of my larvae have survived the winter and one has just pupated.They have been kept in an insulated part of my greenhouse at Minimum 5 deg C.The batch in...
Dear All Sorry for the delay in replying to this. There a a range of Tachinid species that will attack Garden Tiger, some are generalist and some more ...
For a cheap collapsible travelling cage get some thin wire from a hardware store and make a rectangle about 18" x 6" then bend the sides up to form a cube...
Does anyone have any information or knowledge on growing Great Water Dock. Rumex hydrolapathum. I have some seed from a commercial seed source. What is the...
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My overwintered Clouded Yellows have finally emerged as imagos following heat in the last few weeks.Only four, and a bit small but nice to see at this time of...
Hi all, Re the query below, I have only tried pairing up the more sedentary butterflies in captivity such as the Marsh Fritillary - but even these seem to do...
Having looked up the price of these light bulbs - see for example http://www.sunalux.com/articles/HSI_1198.cfm I doubt whether anyone will want to buy a kit...
Hi all, Having just spent a week watching the Monarchs etc. flying around in Tenerife I thought I had better check the overwintering livestock. Its a good job...
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