Eight days ago I started on a journey with some of my favorite bug friends—cecropia moths! I purchased the cocoons this winter, which is during their “off” season. Cecropias, like many butterflies and moths, stay in their cocoons for the winter months and bide their time, waiting for the warming late-spring to emerge.
Bug enthusiasts can use the crisper draw in the fridge to mimic the winter’s cold. I took my cocoons out from the crisper on May 15th, and planned for a late spring eclosion. (That’s the nerdy scientific term for hatching from a cocoon.)