Lucanus Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
likebugs Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 It looks like mold. :/ Will it hurt the pupa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 I would suggest pulling the pupa out of the cell and very carefully wiping off the mould, it may well be growing on something on the outside of the pupa. Clean out any mouldy bits of old larval skin in the cell, then replace the pupa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hardshell Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 looks dead to me because mold wont be growing if the pupae is alive... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted December 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Yes, the pupa is already dead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Shame about the pupa dying - see if you can dry it out as a specimen. looks dead to me because mold wont be growing if the pupae is alive... I have seen mould growing on stuff stuck to the outside of a live pupa before, hence my comment about wiping it off. Had the same sort of thing happen very occasionally with incubating stick insect eggs and overwintering moth pupae and have wiped the mould off with no ill effects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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