Dear All, Thanks for all the help and speedy responses! I could find Kalanchoe in my neighborhood and could feed the caterpillars on it. All 44 of them are healthy and about to pupate :)
Also to my surprise, I found caterpillars on my Asclepias curassavica (haldi-kumkum) plant. I've looked up online, but I am confused if these are of blue tiger or plain tiger. I'll be glad if someone could identify them. If someone in Bangalore wants to start rearing caterpillars, I could share some caterpillars/pupas. :) Thanks again, Anupreet. On Sun, Oct 30, 2011 at 10:45 PM, anupreet_dhody <[email protected]>wrote: > ** > > > Hi, > > I've recently moved to Bangalore and had got a sapling of Bryophyllum to > start rearing Red Pierrot caterpillars. To my surprise, in just about a > month, I've collected more than 35 caterpillars. I'm really happy to see so > many of them, but at the same time I'm sad because my plant doesn't have > enough leaves for them. I've started propagating more saplings, but the > leaves are still too tiny and not enough at all. > > I am urgently looking out for Bryophyllum leaves, sapling, plant.. > whatever's available. I've checked out a lot of nurseries, including > Lalbaugh, but in vain. I reside at Indira Nagar, but can come down to pick > up the plant from anywhere in Bangalore. > > It'll be great if you could get me some leaves/ or recommend a place where > the plant/leaves are available! Please call me up if you have this plant > with you! > > Thanks a ton! > Anupreet Dhody. > 09320098687 > > > -- Thanks and regards, Anupreet Dhody. -- Enjoy
