with Paul Chesterfield and Grace Sipowicz; October 2002
This manual complements the Commercial Butterfly Breeders Manual and gives specific, tested and proven methods to produce butterflies on two levels: small farm A = 500-1,000 per week, and large farm B = up to 10,000 butterflies per week. The methods, equipment and facilities can be used for any species of butterfly. The Guide shows the butterfly producer how to use Nature instead of fighting against it, for disease prevention and sterilization. It includes sections on hydroponic milkweed production, high powered sales techniques, and a section on the traveling exhibit.
180 pages with 6 pages of color photos. Pages come shrink-wrapped. 3-ring binder not included in order to reduce shipping costs.
This Special Order item is not returnable
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW OF THE FARMS
2.0 Farm A: Up to 1,000 Butterflies Per Week
2.1 Description of Farm A: Facilities and Operation
2.2 Production Requirements: Food and Nectar Plants
2.3 Butterfly Mating and Egg Laying
2.4 Larvae and Pupae
2.5 Adult Butterfly Care
2.6 Raising Other Butterflies to Supplement the Monarch
2.7 Livestock Planning and Production Tracking
3.0 Farm B: Up to 10,000 Butterflies Per Week
3.1 Constructing the High-Output Butterfly Farm: Overview
3.2 Constructing the Flight House
3.3 Nectar and Host Plants
3.4 Emergence and Care of Adult Butterflies
3.5 Mating and Egg Production
3.6 Caterpillars and Pupation
3.7 Parasitoids, Fungus and Disease
3.8 Controls, Techniques and Tips
3.9 Planning Tasks and Organizing Production
3.10 Control Forms: Daily and Weekly Reports, and Projections
4.0 Special Information
4.1 Sterilization for Eggs, Plants and Equipment
4.2 Increase Your Sales and Orders
4.3 The Travelling Butterfly Exhibit
4.4 Hydroponic Milkweed Production
5.0 Color Photograph Album
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