Congratulations to Prize Winners for 2002:
Individual Photography: Ty Clark: Antherina suraka = $25.00
Humour: James K. Adams: "HEY, LOOK, THEY'RE COPULATING" = $25.00
Rearing Article: John H. Campbell: Luna Life Cycle = $25.00
Luna Life History: Jeff Ausmus = $15.00
December Quizzes: Dean Schneberger won both = $10.00 + $10.00
Ballot Draw: Dean Schneberger = $25.00
Prizes can be claimed at any time and are to be applied to purchases of livestock and/or supplies.
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My father, Don Oehlke, 34 McCann Mill Road, Pottersville, New Jersey 07979 still has Actias luna, Automeris io and Callosamia promethea cocoons at $3.50 U.S; Samia cynthia cocoons at $4.00; Papilio glaucus (eastern tiger swallowtail) and Papilio troilus (spicebush swallowtail) pupae for $3.50, and an assortment of Sphingidae pupae at $3.50: Amorpha juglandis, Ceratomia undulosa, Paonias myops, Pachysphinx modesta. There is minimum order of $20.00 and there is one shipping and handling charge of $6.00 in U.S., probably $10.00 overseas.
He also has pupae of Citheronia regalis at $16.00/pair. You can confirm availability at 908-439-2462. He is also now taking email gamster28@hotmail.com
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Cecropia cocoons wanted. Both my father and I are interested in purchasing, now and in future years, good quality Hyalophora cecropia cocoons. We are prepared to pay $2.50 U.S./cocoon in lots of fifty or more. About one hundred are needed right now. Please let me know if you have any to spare and/or if you would like to rear them for us in the future. I can accept them in Canada. He can accept them in U.S.
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Some new images have already come in for 2003. I now have a scanner which allows me to scan negatives and slides in addition to regular prints. Check out the new hybrid images sent to me by Bob Vuattoux.
Attacus atlas x Attacus erebus
Attacus atlas x Attacus caesar
Attacus atlas x Attacus lorquini
Attacus atlas x Hyalophora columbia
Actias selene x Actias artemis aliena
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Kathleen Hawkins has sent me some nice images of cecropia and polyphemus; Tom Tewksbury - a picture of atlas pairing; Bernhard Wenczel - pictures of Automeris styx, Peru, male, female and larva. See them in the 2003 Photography Section.
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I am now building a section featuring the live moth and larval images of Thibaud Decaens. Check them out at http://www.insectcompany.com/silkmoth/thibaudindex.htm in the Thibaud Decaens section.
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Andy Rosen has sent me an excellent article on Collection Maintenance in Coll. Maintenance section of Specialty Area.
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*********KIRBY WOLFE*********
Kirby has sent another set of beautiful images for January. Check them out if you haven't already done so.
*********SPECIAL NOTICES*********
Starting soon (spring 2003) I will have a special notice board for egg availability on site.
This will be for items (species) that my father and I usually do not offer. It is too time consuming for me to send out individual notices when I receive email from members offering eggs, but there are some interesting species that members sometimes have available and I hate to see you miss out on them. I will begin posting in spring if you advise me by email of availability.
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The "Mothly Newsletter" (not a typo) will be sent out monthly via
email.
If you do not wish to receive the newsletter, let me know and I will
remove your name from the newsletter mailing list.
Same applies to "Sphinx Express" for the fast-fliers' enthusiasts.
*********SPECIAL REQUESTS*********
Save your empty cocoons for Carol Neeves. She works with the silk and would like all the empties you can send her. Carol has just set me a write up with pictures to show what she does with the silk (now posted in Members' Articles section).
Neeves, Carol, 1609 Ponderosa Drive, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57103 CANeeves@aol.com
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