How do we raise butterflies in the classroom or home?

How do we avoid disease and find host plants?
How do we tell when they are going to pupate or emerge?
These and may other questions are answered when you visit the links below.

Caterpillar and larvae food;

Host plants; are they safe for your larvae?

Artificial Diet Instructions (Stonefly Artificial Diet)

Pumpkin; food for Monarch caterpillars?

Raising butterflies step-by-step

Eggs

Eggs; raising butterflies from eggs

Caterpillars - Larvae

Caterpillars; raising caterpillars

Raising caterpillars inside a sleeve on the host plant

Chrysalises - Pupae

Chrysalises or pupae; Pupation

Removing and moving pupae or chrysalises

Reattaching pupae or chrysalises with glue

How much glue is safe when gluing pupae?

Adult butterfly care

Adult butterflies; care of adult butterflies

Laying eggs

Hand pair Monarchs and other species of butterflies

Coax butterflies to lay eggs indoors

Predators

Predators; raising butterflies

Disease

Disease; Lepidoptera

OE - Monarch butterfly disease, Ophryocystis electroskirrha

Presentations by YOU

How to hold a butterfly for presentations

Learn how to become a butterfly breeder / butterfly farmer

Butterfly Breeding and Farming Seminar

Butterfly Breeding and Farming Personal Internship Program

Questions?

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