Raising Quality Lepidoptera

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Raising Quality Lepidoptera

• Norm Leppla1 Garry Cousins2

• 1University of Florida
• Department of Entomology and Nematology
  2Clearwater Butterfly Company

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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

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Insectary 1- Humble Beginning
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Chriss Diet Preparation Room!
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Garrys Larval Holding Room
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Cousins Custom Insect Rearing Facility
Diet Preparation Building
General Population Building
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State-of-the-Art Insect Rearing Rooms
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Colony Establishment

• Purposes for Rearing Insects
• Types of Insect Rearing Systems
• Options for Colonizing Insects
• Rearing Proficiency

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Purposes for Rearing Insects
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Types of Insect Rearing Systems
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Medfly
Screwworm
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Options for Colonizing Insects
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Colony Maintenance

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

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Monitoring Quality

• Quality Control Criteria
• Specifications Standards
• Quality Control Programs

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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

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Specifications- Requirements for a product or
service

• Standards- the level of quality at which a
  specification is written

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Quality Control Programs

• Individual Companies Customers
• International Standards ISO 9000 ASTM
• The Marketplace Quality Products

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Total Quality Management
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