At what point does a caterpillar become male/female?
Is it at the egg stage? X&Y chromosomes
Could temperature have an affect on this?
Seems that in my rearing tents sometimes it seems I have more of one sex.
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When does a Monarch become female/male?
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When does a Monarch become female/male?
by texas butterfly » Thu Sep 24, 2009 9:06 am
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Re: When does a Monarch become female/male?
by Mona Miller » Thu Sep 24, 2009 2:56 pm
I think that it is the egg. Caterpillars are male or female, I know that.
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