If you have quality, diapausing livestock that you would like to sell to me at wholesale prices in bulk, please contact me immediately at oehlkew@islandtelecom.com.
Do not send any money at this time, until your order has been confirmed.
If you wish to proceed with an early order, please provide all of the following information by October 6:
Complete name and shipping address
Species and quantities desired
Payment method: personal check; certified check;, international money order, not US money order; Paypal
I will then confirm, by October 7-8, what can be shipped later in October and will give you a total price, and you can send payment at that time (get it in the mail by October 7-9) by method approved to
Bill Oehlke
Box 476
Montague, PEI, C0A1R0
Canada
If you are sending payment by personal check, please use $1.10 postage on your payment envelope to me.
I anticipate the early orders will be shipped by myself from New Jersey, October 22-28.
If you wish to pay by Paypal, that is okay, but there are some additional charges to cover my expenses/losses by going through Paypal. There will be an additional 4% added to your total to cover the Paypal transaction fee, and there will be an additional 3% to cover the currency converson fee.
Although I can receive US dollars through Paypal, Paypal will only deposit the money into my Canadian Bank account as Canadian dollars, and between the bank and Paypal I lose the additional 3% on the currency conversion. If you do not mind paying the extra 7%, then Paypal is a fine option to oehlkew@islandtelecom.com
There will be cocoons and pupae of many species available throughout the winter months, and possibly even into early spring, but some items in short supply will probably be sold out before the end of October.
Actias luna (good numbers) 5.50 US/cocoon
Antheraea polyphemus (good numbers) $5.75 US/cocoon
Automeris io (good numbers) 5.75 US/cocoon
Agapema homogena (small numbers-seldom offered) $11.00/cocoon
Callosamia promethea (small numbers, probably have to ration, looking for more; $5.50 US/cocoon
Callosamia securifera (small numbers, probably have to ration, $7.00 US/cocoon, unsure yet of supply, larvae still feeding
Citheronia regalis (adequate numbers; $16.50/pair
Citheronia splendens sinaloensis (very small numbers; $8.00/pupa)
Eacles imperialis (very small numbers, looking for more: $8.00 US/pupa)
Hyalophora cecropia (good numbers) $6.75 US/cocoon
Hyalophora columbia gloveri (small numbers) $6.75 US/cocoon
Rothschildia cincta (small numbers) $7.00 US/cocoon
Rothschildia lebeau forbesis (probably not ready until late November, uncertain as larvae will still be feeding throughout October) $7.00 US/cocoon; depends upon harvest
Samia cynthia (good numbers) $5.75 US/cocoon
The following butterfly species are expected:
Papilio glaucus (good numbers) $5.50/pupa; Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
Papilio troilus (good numbers $5.00/pupa; Spicebush Swallowtail
There will be one shipping and handling fee of $9.00 whether you order one item or fifty items, etc.
I deal exclusively with North American livestock. If you have extra, healthy, overwintering stock of any Saturniidae species listed above that are indicated as small numbers or very small numbers, that you would be willing to sell to me in bulk at wholesale prices, please indicate that in email reply.
If you have extra livestock of any North American Saturniidae species, not listed above that you would be willing to sell to me at wholesale, prices, please let me know.
Hope you had a good summer.
I will not begin to market/advertsise to general public until after October 6. If I have not heard from you before then, everything after that date will be processed on first come-first served basis. Non-members will receive a price list with item prices 10% higher than listed above.
WLSS members will be eligible for the prices listed above as long as supplies last.
Bill Oehlke