I had 50 Americana adult breeders. 40 of them died the remaining 10 received the royal flush. It was devastating finding dead hoppers. I decided if one more died I would flush the whole crew. So I did. In November I started with 20 adult Lineata and 20 adult Nitens. 3 of the male Lineata have recently died. It looked like their rear ends were blown up. I think maybe too much mating. I had a pair to mate for over 48 hours.
Where did you get your Americana?
Khai Phan. You can contact him on Facebook.
I supplied @SauceGandhi and
Doesn’t one of the species of grasshopper you keep require a diapause?
Nope. I have Lineata and Nitens.
During a podcast with Bill Strand, Dean said the Americana is the most prolific breeder. My male spotted birds are trying to mate but the females kick them off quickly
My humidity is at 35%. The Lineata and Nitens do fine. The Americana just couldn't survive with that humidity. My Nitens need some atmospheric adjustments. I'm getting very little mating. There was 1 incident of egg laying. Outside of the bin but my Lineata, are busy, busy.
Ummm I’m pretty sure it’s called twerkingCan you imagine if humans did something like that?
Do you know what the hatch time is?
Lineata ~ 6 months
I have a group of Americana. I’ve been through a couple groups of them but now I have the hang of it I think.
That’s why I stayed away from Lineata
I think Americana are 3~4 weeks
