Hi
Vinca for a. atlas it's good foodplants for breeding?
Vinca for A. atlas
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Hello Askari!
May be they eat it. But why don`t You give Ligustrum, You can find it everywhere. And Atlas-L5 are very hungry and eat a lot!
Hans
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Hi
I have close 30 caterpilars a.atlas but It is winter in Poland and the season ends on ligustr. Seeking alternatives for winter. -
Hi Arkadiusz,
You probably don't have Ligustrum ovalifolium or Ligustrum japonicum, that should stay green till it freezes -10ºC.
Prunus laurocerasus is a good host plant as well, that should stay green all winter.
I suppose you could just try if they accept Vinca. I'm rearing some atlas larvae as well at the moment, they are on a mixed diet of Ligustrum vulgaris, Prunus laurocerasus and Salix viminalis, they probably won't mind if I add an other host plant. I will put some Vinca major in as well tonight, just to see if they will eat it.
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