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Post by mothman27 on May 19, 2017 19:01:52 GMT -8
Can euryalus be reared on cherry, elm or maple?
Thanks,
Tim
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Post by joee30 on May 19, 2017 20:01:37 GMT -8
The normally feed on Ceonothus and Sumac here in the west, but should do good on Cherry. Don't have too much Ceanothus in my area, but have Chokecherry and Bitter Cherry.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2017 21:27:43 GMT -8
Between the Tuttle book and Bill O's site, Wild Cherry should work. That's what I'm going to use next week when I get my euryalus ova.
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Post by Liang on May 20, 2017 0:34:21 GMT -8
Out of the hosts I have tried, they have only taken ceanothus and alder. No Prunus or willow which surprised me. I haven't tried elm or maple so can't say. What they accept may depend on origin though, so cherry might work for yours.
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Post by oehlkew on May 20, 2017 3:01:33 GMT -8
I definitely have reared them successfully (full sized adults) on pin cherry, Prunus pensylvanica.
Perhaps they do not accept all cherries, or maybe some egg groups will not accept cherry while other groups will.
Luna generally accept willow, but one year when my father reared luna on willow, one of his emergent females called in a wild male, but the offspring of this same female who was reared on willow would not accept the same willow that fed their mother. Dad was surprised. At the time he had been rearing luna for over sixty years, and this was the first time he saw them refuse willow.
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Post by Boghaunter on May 27, 2017 9:49:55 GMT -8
I've successfully reared on Douglas Fir here in NS although its not native to NS , but I was able to find a food source .
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amanat88
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Post by amanat88 on Feb 18, 2019 3:58:03 GMT -8
I reared H.euryalus one time from ova that came from the Sunshine Coast (in British Columbia). Michael Collins recommended using Douglas Fir and he was spot on with that suggestion. I transferred the 1st instar larvae onto a bouquet of potential local host plants and most went for the Douglas Fir. However, a few went for the Vine Maple as well. Both groups reached adulthood successfully but I noticed the Douglas Fir group developed faster than the Vine Maple group.
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