tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post487923414240992619..comments2024-03-27T13:25:59.811+00:00Comments on Upper Thames Moths: Nursery WorldPeter Hallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-22406965705495419382014-05-26T12:09:49.979+01:002014-05-26T12:09:49.979+01:00My Emperors are still hatching and I now have arou...My Emperors are still hatching and I now have around a billion I think. This has happened over the past 10 days depending on where I kept the eggs (inside or out). They do get around for such small black furry blobs and are already defoliating half a hawthorn bush per day.Peter Hallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828069795222628270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-789886813706673673.post-67346751443630753172014-05-26T10:18:52.685+01:002014-05-26T10:18:52.685+01:00Hi Martin, no controversy over that one, thank goo...Hi Martin, no controversy over that one, thank goodness! Yes to Bright-line Brown-eye.<br /><br />My Emperors are currently on their third instar and are each about an inch long. As you say, they take a couple of days to shed their skins and don't feed over that period, normally clustering together on a stem of the food-plant. Best not to disturb them while that happens.Dave Wiltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533795070964851106noreply@blogger.com