Antherina suraka Raupen Verhalten

Zitat von Motte77

Hello Kevink! Yes please tell us in detail! Thank you!

Here you go- this was given to me a couple years ago by a breeder who swears by it, he raises indoors

Only, and claims the following- "I've never lost a larva to disease, I've invigorated weak stock by eliminating

sub-lethal infections sometimes attributed to inbreeding"

The proportions of the aqueous mixture, (and you'll need to forgive we Americans who mix Imperial and metric

measurements) 500ppm, this translates, for me ,to 1 gallon water, 100ml of Oxine, and 2 teaspoons citric acid as a catalyst,

this, sprayed in a fine mist on leaves, you want to prevent large droplets that will trigger a drinking response,

because it will give the larva the runs, but is completely safe, Oxine is approved for use in Animal breeding

facilities, it can also be sprayed on ova to prevent transmission from the female of pathogens. You need a

Good spray bottle, I have a brown glass spray bottle used for aromatic oils.

For branch water, the dilution is 5 ppm, I translate this as 1/2 ounce of the 500 ppm solution in one quart of

water, with about 1/4 teaspoon of citric acid.

That's pretty much it, I have a stack of email from the breeder who was very patient and recommended the

correct type spray bottle, he actually uses an industrial type fogger, but they're expensive, and the storage

container for any mixture you might mix up- a brown plastic jug, the brown color to prevent breakdown

from light. Glass would be suitable as well.

I saved sick Hyalophora euryalus larva using the spray, larva from a batch that had the black fluid seeping

from the mouth, some larva expired, but that was because they were already sick, I reached out for help

that season, and was given the instructions, if I'd begun with the method, I assume I'd have had no losses.

In support of this claim, I had sold the breeder euryalus ova, he had no losses, my larva developed the

sickness, all ova from the same wild caught female.

I.know another person who uses antibiotics, a powder that is used in chicken farming I think. but it's

a medication and to prevent people from using it themselves, isn't easy to get. In the old days, we could buy

penicillin at the pet shop, but not anymore.

I.don't know about the EU and any regulations, concerning Oxine, but I bought everything from Amazon,

all relatively inexpensive items.

If anything is unclear, ask me, and if anyone tries this, pass it along if it works.

Sounds like you have something that works, diseases pop up now and then, usually indoors for me, but I've

had some issues outside as well, I don't use the Oxine with every species, just ones that seem, or have been

prone to disease.

My climate is probably to blame for some problems, a cooler coastal climate, problems will show up when

I try exotics outside, Antherina suraka was one I had a time with, Oregon isn't exactly Madagascar.