**Anyone on the waitlist from this event will get an email when we have more eggs available**
\nIt's silk moth season again! We have a small number of cecropia moth eggs currently available for adoption.
\nEggs can be picked up from the Conservation Education Center in Kent Park on:**
\nThursday May 21st between 3pm-4pm
\nFriday May 22nd between 3pm-4pm
\n**Alternate arrangements can be made to pick them up after hours on Thursday**
\nCecropia Moth (Hyalophora cecropia) \nThe largest native moth in North America—impressive and \ndramatic! \nHost \nplants: wild cherry, apple, crabapple, wild plum, lilac \nCare \ntips: \nBest \nraised outdoors—extremely prone to disease when kept inside. \nIt is easiest to raise them directly on a tree with a mesh bag tied over the branch like these from raisingbutterflies.org: https://store.raisingbutterflies.org/product-p/sleeveblack10w20l.htm g. \nOverwintering: \nGarage cage or fridge is safest.
\nThese eggs will start hatching sometime around May 24th, so you have a little time to figure out your set-up. We will likely have more eggs available as the season goes on, so if you don't get any from this first batch, keep checking our page.
\nAdditional Care Info:
\nCecropia Moth **The largest insect in North America!** \nFood (host) plants: wild cherry, apple, crabapple, lilac \nCecropia larvae are very prone to disease when reared on cut \nfood. Rear larvae outdoors in an organza fabric sleeve pulled over a branch \nlike a sock and tied shut with string. Avoid disturbing larva that is not \neating or travelling – it may be preparing to molt (takes 1-2 days) – instead, \nmove what it is standing on. When mature, the larva will void its gut and \nsearch for a place to spin its cocoon. Keep overwintering cocoons in a steel \nhardware-cloth cage in an unheated building for the winter or refrigerate in \nairtight container (November-March). In spring, make sure the emerging adult \nhas places it can climb to so that it can expand its wings. Moths should be \nreleased only at night due to birds.
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