Adults should begin to emerge from the pupae within 1 to 3 weeks. Do not break the tongue cases, or the pupae will die. Gently unwrap the pupae and handle them carefully. Hornworm pupae come in a roll of packing material. Larvae arrive 1 per vial with enough food in each vial to grow them to maturity. Carefully locate the hornworm life stage that you ordered. Open the shipping container and inspect the contents.
Immediate Care and Handling We ship hornworms as eggs, larvae, or pupae. Hornworms are agricultural pests, so do not release any stage of the hornworm life cycle. For your first experience raising hornworms, we recommend our Hornworm Nursery Kit (item #143860) or our Hornworm BioKit (item #143870). The moth s lifecycle can be completed in 30 days at 27º C (81º F) or 39 to 48 days at lower temperatures. 1 Hornworm A CAROLINA CareSheet The hornworm is the larval (caterpillar) stage of the sphinx moth, Manduca sexta.
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