Hi everyone,
I have pupae of different Sphingidae species I have planed to sell.
However, I have no idea how to pack them for a safe shipment...
If you could tell me some ideas or tips, I would be very grateful!
Thanks for your help,
Jérôme
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Neues Benutzerkonto erstellenHi everyone,
I have pupae of different Sphingidae species I have planed to sell.
However, I have no idea how to pack them for a safe shipment...
If you could tell me some ideas or tips, I would be very grateful!
Thanks for your help,
Jérôme
Hello Jerome,
which kind of species you like to offer?
Regards Thomas
Hi Thomas,
European species, such as Mimas tiliae, Smerinthus ocellata and Sphinx ligustri...
Regards,
Jérôme
I ship here in the USA, and overseas, typically, with bare pupa, I use bathroom paper and roll it around each pupa
Or chrysalid and secure it with cellophane tape. It works 100% of the time, it is a little labor intensive, and one may
need to cut the paper to size in order to keep the shipping box a reasonable size.
The tissue wrapped pupa then go into a container which then goes into a box with other packing materials.
What you don't want to do is allow bare pupa to come into contact with cotton, or other fibrous material,
as it can become embedded in the abdominal segments, those materials are fine for general packing or cocoons.
Hi,
a few years ago I posted a series of pictures here in the gallery showing how I pack pupae for shipping. The procedure has proven itself over many years with a very large number of pupae.
Regards
Rudi
Hi Kevin and Rudi,
many thanks for your advices and tips.
I have found small boxes that, hopefully, should be fine; this was actually my main questionning.
And as suggested, I will use paper toilet instead of cotton or any fibrous material !
Best regards,
Jérôme
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