The netting helps support the food when the cup is inverted and allows a surface for the larvae to climb to reach the food. Place plastic netting in the cup with one end extended into the food. Allow liquid diet to solidify in the cup before continuing. Whether liquid or solid, the layer of food should be no deeper than 7 to 10 mm (about ¼ to ⅜") deep.
Pack down the solid diet until it creates a good seal in the bottom of the cup.
Either pour liquid diet into the bottom of the cup or use a spoon to add a layer of solid diet to the bottom of the cup. You can easily construct a hatching chamber for 30 to 50 eggs using a plastic cup with a lid. It is best to hatch eggs on an artificial diet. Your hornworm eggs will arrive in a small, plastic vial.
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