Raising Butterflies Part 3

Part three of a 25 minute tutorial video on raising butterflies from scratch. Age 9 & up. This part covers: a flight cage, tachinid fly parasites, bacteria and fungal infection, antibiotics and sanitation, growing hostplants, artificial nectar, feeding equipment, simple livestock economics, and caterpillar care.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• butterfly
• larva
• tachinids
• parasites
• caterpillar
• infection
• nectar
• raising
• rearing
• larval livestock

[TouchedByAngels2]

Thanks for sharing.. I started raising butterflies last summer. I started with a purchased kit of painted lady caterpillars. It was a great experience. This year I am going to raise them on my own. I live in RI,my season is short. Last year I started planning my garden. I have a rock garden with tons of native nectar plants and along the back side I planted milkweed & butterfly weed as host plants. I need to find out what other host plants are native to RI for other types of butterflies.

[xznoman]

Hi @TouchedByAngels2: google the butterflies you want to attract to find their host plant. Painted ladies like thistles & Hollyhocks. Echinacea is good for nectar & comes from cool Zones :)

[suppermonsterjamfan]

GAY

[xznoman]

@suppermonsterjamfan : Glad you like it

[ElementMidnight]

i raise skippers and hairstreak. i don't sell though, i do also raise cabbage whites