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Raising Quality Butterflies

Raising Quality Butterflies. Norm Leppla. Purposes for Rearing Insects. White witch, Thysania agrippina (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae. Painted Lady Butterfly Rearing. Carpenterworm Rearing. Mass Rearing: Medfly. El Pino , Guatemala. Capacity of 4 billion sterile male pupae per week.

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Raising Quality Butterflies

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  1. Raising Quality Butterflies Norm Leppla

  2. Purposes for Rearing Insects

  3. White witch, Thysaniaagrippina(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae

  4. Painted Lady Butterfly Rearing

  5. Carpenterworm Rearing

  6. Mass Rearing: Medfly El Pino, Guatemala Capacity of 4 billion sterile male pupae per week Metapa, Mexico

  7. Maintaining the Quality of Colonized Insects • Collection of appropriate biotypes • Colonization and strain development • Rearing proficiency • Colony management • Optimization • Strain replacement

  8. World-wide listing- • 35 insect & 21 • nematode orders • Data submitted by • sources • Searchable • database • Expand clients • Adopt-a-colony http://www.insect.glfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca

  9. Field Collecting Cabbage Loopers

  10. Continuous Improvement of Insect Rearing

  11. Rearing on Artificial Diet

  12. Maintaining the Quality of Colonized Insects

  13. Structured Diagnostic Procedures

  14. Production, Process and Product Control

  15. Production Control Criteria and Standardized Tests • Quantity- Number of Pupae or Adults • Size- Weight of Pupae • Fecundity- Oviposition and Egg Hatch • Rate of Development-Synchronization • Adult Behavior-Flight, Longevity • Field Performance- Achieve Purpose

  16. Terms of reference Preparation Seek to understand Clarify Report Feedback Reflect Periodic Review Versus Crisis Review

  17. Review: Elements of an Insect Rearing System

  18. Total Quality Management

  19. Total Quality Control in Insect Rearing

  20. Magic BulletsPreventative Versus Curative • Honey bee decline • Crickets • Butterflies • Historical- Screwworm, Medfly, Pink Bollworm, Boll Weevil, Gypsy Moth, Spruce Budworm

  21. Generic Guidelines for Quality Systems • Policy, Planning and Administration • Design Assurance and Change Control • Control of Purchased Materials • Production Quality Control • User Contact and Field Performance • Corrective Action • Employees- Select, Train and Motivate

  22. Global Quality Control Programs • Individual Companies Customers • International Standards ISO 9000 ASTM International IOBC Guidelines • The Marketplace Quality Products & Service

  23. Seek Customer Feedback

  24. Learning How to Rear Quality Insects • Apprentice in an insectary • Network with other professionals • Literature plus trial-and-error • Visit other insectaries • Reviews by experts • Education and Training programs

  25. Insect Rearing Workshop

  26. 1. Production System 2. Quality control 3. Nutrition & Diet 4. Facility Management 5. Environmental Biology 6. Health & Safety 7. Facility Design 8. Microbial Management 9. Population Genetics

  27. Insect Pest Control (IPC) http://www-naweb.iaea.org/nafa/ipc/public/ipc-model-plan-sterile-insect-technique.html

  28. Leppla’s Insect Rearing Quality Control References • Leppla, N. C. 2009. The basics of quality control for insect rearing. In Principles and Procedures for Rearing Quality Insects. Mississippi State University. • Leppla, N. C. 2004, 2008. Rearing of Insects. Encyclopedia of Entomology. • Leppla, N. C. 2003. Guidelines for quality control of commercially produced natural enemies. In Quality Control and Production of Biological Control Agents, Theory and Testing Proc. • Leppla, N. C. 2002, 2009. Rearing of Insects. Encyclopedia of Insects.

  29. For more information or a copy of this presentation please visit: http://ipm.ifas.ufl.edu Extension Resources, Presentations

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