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

11. Types of Insect Rearing Systems

12. Medfly
Screwworm

13. Options for Colonizing Insects

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

21. Monitoring Quality Specifications & Standards Quality Control Programs
Quality Control Criteria
Specifications & Standards
Quality Control Programs

22. 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

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

24. Quality Control Programs
Individual Companies Customers
International Standards ISO ASTM
The Marketplace Quality Products

25. Total Quality Management
                   
Total Quality Management