Articles

Article	Summary
*Joseph's Butterflies Take Flight* - United Nations	Butterfly farming in Kenya
*Butterfly Farming in Belize*	Farming in the rainforest
*Harvesting a Kaleidoscope of Color: Butterflies as a Sustainable Resource* by Jason Weintraub - Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia	Studies of butterfly life cycles in tropical rain forests have resulted in a cottage industry: "farms" or "ranches" where live butterflies are reared under controlled conditions to provide a supply of pupae for exhibits of live insects
*So You Want to be a Butterfly Farmer* by Sheri Moreau	For those seriously thinking about becoming a commercial butterfly farmer - a list of questions to think about.
*Guarding Butterfly Habitat by Protecting Residents' Livelihoods* by Carol Yoon	Butterfly farming can provide an environmentally-sound alternative to deforestation.
*Batches of Butterflies Can Be Bought on the Web, or Just Studied from Afar* by Tina Kelley Aug 27, 1998	Overview of butterfly farming
*New York Times Articles on Butterfly Releases - with Additional Comments*	Discussions of the arguments against butterfly releases
*Butterfly Releases Unjustly Maligned* by Sheri Moreau	Countering arguments against butterfly releases at weddings.
*A Perilous Beauty* by Mary Battiata - Washington Post Sep 29, 1999	Butterflies are bred, exhibited, watched, and released at weddings. But the real life of a butterfly is hard and brief, and butterflying is not for the weak.
*Brevard Woman Raises Butterflies* by Dwight R. Worley - Florida Today Newspaper Dec 18, 1998	Butterfly farming at Beauty-Fly Labs, Florida
*The Role of Light in Butterfly Mating* by Provided by Don Davis - The Discovery Channel	What mechanisms facilitate the mating of butterflies?
*There's No Need to Release Butterflies - They're Already Free* - North American Butterfly Association May 1998	Views on live butterfly releases
*Hearts Aflutter* by Shari Kaplan - Metro Active Newspaper Oct 2, 1997	Los Gatos farmers give whole new meaning to 'butterflies' on a wedding day
*Care of Saturniid Moths* by Liz Day - Liz Day's Personal Home Page August 1998	Beginner-level info for rearing Polyphemus, Luna, Cynthia, Cecropia, Promethea, Io, Regal, and Imperial moths.
*Butterflies Aid in Kenya's Rain Forest Preservation* by Catherine Bolgar - The Wall Street Journal 3/7/96	Butterflies are earning their keep in Kenya. In a country plagued with tropical forest destruction on the coast of eastern Africa, the Kipepeo Project provides an incentive to preserve the Kenyan forest.
*Butterfly Fills the Void* by Patty Ryan - The Tampa Tribune 8/29/97	Autumn Eve Balthazor, butterfly breeder, discusses effects on the butterfly population
*Butterfly Wings Lift Spirits of Grieving Mother* by Christine Laue - Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Booming business is a release for pair coping with son's death
*The Growing Butterfly-Farming Trend is Spreading its Wings in Texas* by Christine Laue - Corpus Christi Caller-Times	Texas may be one of the fastest-growing producers of butterflies in the booming butterfly farming business.
*Butterfly Farming in Papua, New Guinea - Success Story* by Ken Jansen - Sustainable Times Spring 96	In the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea (PNG), land and resources are held in traditional customary title; however, villagers still need a cash income.
*Inviting Butterflies to Your Wedding* by Rick Mikula	When most facilities ban the throwing of rice or bird seed, alternatives are hard to find. Even the release of balloons has a dramatic ecological impact, which detracts from their use. Seemingly harmless, they find their way to the ocean and kill the creature that ingests them. What is a worrisome but concerned couple to do?
*Butterfly Business Takes Off* by Shawn M. Kelly - The News-Item, Shamokin, PA 11/22/95	Rick Mikula has a job that most would consider strange. He raises butterflies for a living. Don't laugh. Believe it or not, there is money in monarchs.
*Preparing Host Plants for Gravid Female Butterflies* by Rick Mikula	Making plants suitable for butterfly egg-laying
*Painted Lady Butterfly Culture Instructions* by Rick Mikula	How to raise the ever-popular painted lady butterfly
*Monarchs and Watermelon* by Rick Mikula	A favorite food source for butterflies
*Monarch Parasite Alert* by Rick Mikula	The dangers involved in shipping infested monarchs for release
*The Ideal Recycled Butterfly Rearing Chamber* by Rick Mikula	Using a 2-liter soft drink bottle as a rearing chamber
*Hanging Cages: An Inexpensive Home for Adult Butterflies* by Rick Mikula	Using curtain material and embroidery hoops to make a hanging butterfly cage
*Giants & Tigers & Zebras, Oh My!* by Rick Mikula	How Recycling Can Save Thousands of Lives and Cure Insomnia
*Attention Live Specimen Collectors* by Rick Mikula	IMPORTANT! Information on federal and state permit requirements
*He Gathers No Moths* - People Magazine	Story about Rick Mikula, butterfly farmer extraordinaire