Lasiocampa grandis

Hi everybody,

I've got Lasiocampa grandis eggs. 3 caterpillars have already hatched from the 30 eggs now. Do I rear them in room temperature or in a room without heating (5-15°C). I don't know which strategy do I have to follow? In room temperature, they will go in pupae perhaps under one month, and I can give them Rubus-leaves during the whole larva-stadium.. But on 5-15°C I'm afraid we will go in the winter, and I can't give them leaves.. This species exists in Balkan peninsula (Greece, Bulgaria) and Near/Middle-East. What are your advices? Thx, in advance.

Kornél

Sorry,

My third sentence:
Do I have to rear them in room temperature or in a room without heating (5-15°C)?

K

Hi Werner,

Thank you for your advice! Your pictures are beautiful!

Best wishes,

Kornél