Lucanus Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 This specimen was collected inside a pine tree as L2 larva around Jan. 2012. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralZero Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I'm surprised it was a pine tree..? Doesn't pine secret something that kills a majority of larvae??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted October 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I'm surprised it was a pine tree..? Doesn't pine secret something that kills a majority of larvae??? Apparently, tityus and elaphus can live in pine trees that has become very decayed. I've heard that pine sap in the tree is responsible for killing larvae so I guess the really decayed woods don't have saps in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralZero Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I see okay..the reason I ask is because when I first started rearing early last year I accidentally used decayed pine instead of oak and 3 out of 4 tityus larvae died. The other survived just barely and the wood was fairly decayed and baked to kill anything else off, but I suppose it wasn't enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted October 10, 2013 Report Share Posted October 10, 2013 I see okay..the reason I ask is because when I first started rearing early last year I accidentally used decayed pine instead of oak and 3 out of 4 tityus larvae died. The other survived just barely and the wood was fairly decayed and baked to kill anything else off, but I suppose it wasn't enough. Did you use ALL pine wood, or did you have it mixed in with other types of wood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucanus Posted November 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 8, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Myers Posted November 9, 2013 Report Share Posted November 9, 2013 Wow, the colors are starting to really "pop" on him. Very nice! Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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