Comments for A Prairie Haven http://www.aprairiehaven.com Native Habitat Restoration in Western Wisconsin Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:55:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Burning by marcie http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?page_id=5005&cpage=1#comment-3100 marcie Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:55:35 +0000 http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?page_id=5005#comment-3100 Thanks Ted - I'm glad you approve! I looked at Blue Jay Barrens - amazing that he posts almost every day! And it looks like a wonderful project. I love finding folks doing prairie projects who are really exploring what's going on around them. I'll enjoy watching what's happening there. Thanks Ted - I'm glad you approve! I looked at Blue Jay Barrens - amazing that he posts almost every day! And it looks like a wonderful project. I love finding folks doing prairie projects who are really exploring what's going on around them. I'll enjoy watching what's happening there.

]]> Comment on Burning by Ted C. MacRae http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?page_id=5005&cpage=1#comment-3096 Ted C. MacRae Tue, 07 Sep 2010 06:40:03 +0000 http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?page_id=5005#comment-3096 Great post - I've grown quite concerned about the pervasive use of fire for managing almost every grassland remnant we have in the Midwest. Your personal experience and the results you've seen add much to the discussion. You should check out <a href="http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Blue Jay Barrens</a>, a private parcel in Ohio with grasslands managed without fire for many years. Thanks also for linking to my article. Great post - I've grown quite concerned about the pervasive use of fire for managing almost every grassland remnant we have in the Midwest. Your personal experience and the results you've seen add much to the discussion.

You should check out Blue Jay Barrens, a private parcel in Ohio with grasslands managed without fire for many years.

Thanks also for linking to my article.

]]> Comment on Journal for August 14, 2010 by marnie myhre http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=6177&cpage=1#comment-2309 marnie myhre Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:52:24 +0000 http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=6177#comment-2309 Great photos - the praire looks wonderful -- Marnie Great photos - the praire looks wonderful -- Marnie

]]> Comment on Raising Giant Silk Moths (Cecropias, Polyphemus) by carol http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=711&cpage=1#comment-1680 carol Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:38:19 +0000 http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=711#comment-1680 several of my cecropia caterpillars have died. first they get a dark spot on them and then it seems to spread. when it covers half their bodys they die. any idea what this could be? the catterpillars are now about 2 inches long . it has been very humid and so hot here the past week ,lots of rain, could this have anything to do with it? thanks carol several of my cecropia caterpillars have died. first they get a dark spot on them and then it seems to spread. when it covers half their bodys they die. any idea what this could be? the catterpillars are now about 2 inches long . it has been very humid and so hot here the past week ,lots of rain, could this have anything to do with it?
thanks carol

]]> Comment on Raising Giant Silk Moths (Cecropias, Polyphemus) by marcie http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=711&cpage=1#comment-1413 marcie Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:39:54 +0000 http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=711#comment-1413 I don't mist the cocoons in the late summer and fall - but I keep them on a screened porch so they get humidity from the air - and we live in a valley that's pretty humid. If you're planning to keep the cocoon in an air conditioned house until winter, it might be good to mist it once in a while - maybe once a week? That's just a guess. I don't mist the cocoons in the late summer and fall - but I keep them on a screened porch so they get humidity from the air - and we live in a valley that's pretty humid. If you're planning to keep the cocoon in an air conditioned house until winter, it might be good to mist it once in a while - maybe once a week? That's just a guess.

]]> Comment on Raising Giant Silk Moths (Cecropias, Polyphemus) by cristy http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=711&cpage=1#comment-1412 cristy Sun, 18 Jul 2010 15:25:28 +0000 http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=711#comment-1412 i found my cecropia caterpillar on my sidewalk and brought him inside. He imediatley started making his coccon. I know he has to spend his winter outside and get some moisture from the snow and rain but what about now? does his cage need misted once in a while till winter? i found my cecropia caterpillar on my sidewalk and brought him inside. He imediatley started making his coccon. I know he has to spend his winter outside and get some moisture from the snow and rain but what about now? does his cage need misted once in a while till winter?

]]> Comment on Journal for July 7, 2010 by marcie http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=6050&cpage=1#comment-1391 marcie Sat, 17 Jul 2010 15:59:52 +0000 http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=6050#comment-1391 Sorry I never answered your question - there's been a lot to do at the farm, and it got lost in the pile. I hope you figured out what to do with your cocoons. I haven't seen any polyphemus adults since the beginning of June. Mine all hatched earlier than that, but one came to my lights in early June. Sorry I never answered your question - there's been a lot to do at the farm, and it got lost in the pile. I hope you figured out what to do with your cocoons. I haven't seen any polyphemus adults since the beginning of June. Mine all hatched earlier than that, but one came to my lights in early June.

]]> Comment on Journal for July 7, 2010 by Brett Budach http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=6050&cpage=1#comment-1264 Brett Budach Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:12:48 +0000 http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=6050#comment-1264 Are there still polyphemus moths on the wing up there? I have two female cocoons (i opened them to check) that will hatch next week, and we will be in southern minnesota then. I am debating on whether to leave them with a friend back here, or bring them with.... Any thoughts? Are there still polyphemus moths on the wing up there? I have two female cocoons (i opened them to check) that will hatch next week, and we will be in southern minnesota then. I am debating on whether to leave them with a friend back here, or bring them with.... Any thoughts?

]]> Comment on Raising Giant Silk Moths (Cecropias, Polyphemus) by marcie http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=711&cpage=1#comment-1119 marcie Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:07:00 +0000 http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=711#comment-1119 I'd move them soon, before they hatch. They're easy to move. I use my fingernail to dislodge them. The eggs are hard and won't be hurt when you pick them up. A cecropia got loose on my screened porch once, and she laid eggs all over the screens and the window frames. I just pulled them all off and put them in a cage with the host plant leaves, and they all hatched. It's much easier to find the eggs now, than it will be to find the little caterpillars once they start to move. And it's harder to move the caterpillars without injuring them. I'd move them soon, before they hatch. They're easy to move. I use my fingernail to dislodge them. The eggs are hard and won't be hurt when you pick them up. A cecropia got loose on my screened porch once, and she laid eggs all over the screens and the window frames. I just pulled them all off and put them in a cage with the host plant leaves, and they all hatched. It's much easier to find the eggs now, than it will be to find the little caterpillars once they start to move. And it's harder to move the caterpillars without injuring them.

]]> Comment on Raising Giant Silk Moths (Cecropias, Polyphemus) by Michelle http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=711&cpage=1#comment-1118 Michelle Fri, 02 Jul 2010 17:52:33 +0000 http://www.aprairiehaven.com/?p=711#comment-1118 Hi, I have eggs from a cecropia moth om the walls, screens& curtians in my room. Do I move them before they hatch & lay them on the leaves of a host plant of move the caterpillars after they hatch? Thank you, Michelle Hi, I have eggs from a cecropia moth om the walls, screens& curtians in my room. Do I move them before they hatch & lay them on the leaves of a host plant of move the caterpillars after they hatch?
Thank you,
Michelle

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