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[Ants_Texas]

Was wondering if anybody has any advice for breeding some moths to feed my colonies? Sod webworms are pretty common around me, and I managed to catch a mating pair. I believe I've identified them to be Herpetogramma phaeopteralis. I keep them in a glass aquarium with some nice soil and grass, which I observed most adults hang out inside of in the wild. I water the grass once a day, and make sure the grass gets sunlight. Anybody have experience with this? Thanks.

 

Here's their terrerium:

[123LordOfAnts123]

You may have the general gist of things covered. If the grass dies I’m sure clippings wouldn’t be hard to come by. Be aware that the larvae may be cannibilistic in enclosed spaces.

If you’re interested in mass rearing, there exists artificial diets for webworms, armyworms, and cutworms, that can be made with mostly easy to come by materials bar for a few ingredients that may need to be purchased online.

Or you could opt for culturing waxworms or silkworms, both commonly cultured feeders with easy to make (waxworms) and easy to find (silkworms) diets and substrates available for breeding.