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Raising Quality Lepidoptera

Raising Quality Lepidoptera. Norm Leppla 1 & Garry Cousins 2. 1 University of Florida Department of Entomology and Nematology & 2 Clearwater Butterfly Company. Insect Rearing Career. University of Arizona- Rearing Research, 2 yrs USDA, ARS- Insectary Management, 17 yrs Florida, Texas

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Raising Quality Lepidoptera

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  1. Raising Quality Lepidoptera Norm Leppla1 & Garry Cousins2 1University of Florida Department of Entomology and Nematology & 2Clearwater Butterfly Company

  2. Insect Rearing Career • University of Arizona- Rearing Research, 2 yrs • USDA, ARS- Insectary Management, 17 yrs Florida, Texas • USDA, APHIS- Methods Development, 7 yrs Maryland, International • University of Florida- Integrated Pest Management, 7 yrs

  3. Insectary #1- “Humble Beginning”

  4. Chris’s Diet Preparation Room!

  5. Garry’s Larval Holding Room

  6. Cousins Custom Insect Rearing Facility Diet Preparation Building General Population Building

  7. State-of-the-Art Insect Rearing Rooms

  8. Colony Establishment • Purposes for Rearing Insects • Types of Insect Rearing Systems • Options for Colonizing Insects • Rearing Proficiency

  9. Purposes for Rearing Insects

  10. Types of Insect Rearing Systems

  11. Medfly Screwworm

  12. Options for Colonizing Insects

  13. Colony Maintenance • Rearing proficiency • Colony management • Structured Diagnostic Procedures • Behavior-genetic selection

  14. Monitoring Quality • Quality Control Criteria • Specifications & Standards • Quality Control Programs

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

  16. Specifications- Requirements for a product or service Standards- the level of quality at which a specification is written

  17. Quality Control Programs • Individual Companies Customers • International Standards ISO 9000 ASTM • The Marketplace Quality Products

  18. Total Quality Management

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