Showing posts with label Full Moon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Full Moon. Show all posts

Tuesday, 10 January 2012

Day Sixty Two

The full moon has had its full impact on the pupae - from now on, the number of emerging moths can only decrease.
Once again proportion of female to male is almost one to one.
The moths are taking up less of my time.
Cleanliness has paid off, no more ants.
Excess male moths have been house out doors and seem to be quite happy just hanging around on their polystyrene tank.
Eggs are being laid...they look like miniature pearls after being laid and eventually turn a brown colour after a few days.
Female moth laying eggs.

The eggs change colour after a day or so.


Monday, 9 January 2012

Day Sixty One

Today's full moon saw over one hundred moths emerge.
The proportion of males to females was much more even.  Almost 1:1 but not quite.
Tanks were given a good clean out and a bit of re-organisation took place.
Cleanliness is utmost...ants are attracted to a fluid sprayed by the moths and escapees tend to leave a bit of a mess on the floor around the tanks.  This has to be cleaned up otherwise ants can become a problem.