F0 Baseline

22 December 2025

One week has passed since the first of the F1 generation has emerged.

The founding population now includes nine adults. Three selected in the beginning are no longer in the group, with one male and one female absent and presumed dead, and one female confirmed dead. These changes are recorded without interference.

New nymphs continue to appear. Reproductive timing among founders is not uniform, and one female remains visibly gravid, indicating that release is ongoing.

A reference image of the lightest remaining F0 female is included. Her coloration reads as tan with black spotting, distinguishing her from the others, where darker pigmentation remains dominant. This image serves only to establish baseline coloration at the foundation stage. No comparison is implied.

Happy Scittering,

The Honey Bugs