1. Raising Quality Butterflies
Norm Leppla

2. Purposes for Rearing Insects

3. White witch, Thysania agrippina (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae

5. Painted Lady Butterfly Rearing

6. Carpenterworm Rearing

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

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

9. World-wide listing- 35 insect & 21 nematode orders Data submitted by
sources
Searchable
database
Expand clients
Adopt-a-colony

10. Field Collecting
Cabbage Loopers

11. Continuous Improvement of Insect Rearing

12. Rearing on Artificial Diet

16. Maintaining the Quality
of Colonized Insects

17. Structured Diagnostic
Procedures

18. Production, Process
and Product Control

19. 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

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

22. Review: Elements of an Insect Rearing System

23. Total Quality Management

24. Total Quality Control in Insect Rearing

25. Magic Bullets Preventative Versus Curative
Honey bee decline
Crickets
Butterflies
Historical- Screwworm, Medfly, Pink Bollworm, Boll Weevil, Gypsy Moth, Spruce Budworm

26. 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

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

28. Seek Customer Feedback

29. 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

30. Insect Rearing Workshop

31. 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

32. Insect Pest Control (IPC)

33. Leppla’s Insect Rearing Quality Control References
Leppla, N. C The basics of quality control for insect rearing. In Principles and Procedures for Rearing Quality Insects. Mississippi State University.
Leppla, N. C. 2004, Rearing of Insects. Encyclopedia of Entomology.
Leppla, N. C 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, Rearing of Insects. Encyclopedia of Insects.

34. For more information or a copy of this presentation please visit:
Extension Resources, Presentations