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When purchasing live butterflies for release, be sure to select a butterfly farm from the list of IBBA Members on this web site. IBBA member butterfly farms: The IBBA recommends purchasing adult butterflies and does not endorse shipping pupae in boxes that must emerge inside the boxes before release as a butterfly. The quality and success of a butterfly release declines when pupae are shipped in boxes, instead of adult butterflies. For the best results, allow a professional butterfly farm to hand raise your livestock and ship it to you fully developed. For the highest quality butterflies for your event, be sure to rely on an IBBA farm to provide healthy, strong and stunningly beautiful butterflies. |
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Which Butterfly Species may be released in which U.S. states? Click HERE to find out!
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Here are some links to recent additions to the IBBA web site |
| 08/13/08 | Added to the Wings of Hope Calendar of Events page: a "Thank-you" letter from Troop 696 (March 1 release) and photos from the June 15 Fathers Day release. | |
| 07/23/08 | Gloria Brons is donating two items to the Wings of Hope Auction, a Miniature Ceramic Tea Set with butterfly motif, and a "Triops" (Shield Shrimp) growing kit - great fun for the kids! | |
| 07/20/08 | Mailing List Policy change: list users MUST NOT include in their messages or signatures any hot links to commercial websites or to pages or files (including photos) that are a part of a commercial website. See Mailing Lists Policy section on the FAQ page. | |
| 07/15/08 | The Balance Sheet and Profit & Loss report for May are now in the Budgets & Financial section. |  |
| 07/11/08 | Glenn Baines has donated a ceramic piece to the Wings of Hope Auction. This hand made, hand painted ceramic piece from artisans of Costa Rica depicts a map of Costa Rica with the Arenal Volcano as the center piece. It is approximately 10 inches in diameter. This item will make a great souvenir from the 2008 IBBA Convention. | |
| 06/30/08 | Another Wings of Hope Auction item, this one donated by Rick Mikula. Rick is donating a freestanding atrium, perfect for a variety of applications such as school displays, garden parties or, mass releases at weddings. Since it is so light and moveable the Atrium can very easily moved from spot to spot to cover host plants to protect larvae or contain females to localized egg laying. Size 48”x48”x59” high | |
| 06/28/08 | Heather Ness has sent us some nice additions to the Wings of Hope auction to be held at the 2008 IBBA Convention. Heather has generously donated a Swarovski Crystal "Seaside Morphos" Necklace and a set of four one-of-a-kind hand-made Christmas Bulbs with naturally-expired butterfly wings embedded in the glass. | |
| 06/25/08 | Some nice photos added to the March 1 Wings of Hope release report (links to external Wings of Hope website). This release was by a south Florida group of girl scouts who had established a butterfly garden for the residents of a nursing home. | |
| 06/23/08 | New in the Ask A Mentor section, Rick Mikula has provided a guide to the pronounciation of the scientific names of some common US butterflies. There is also a table explaining the scientific naming system. | |
| 06/18/08 | Barbara Bosco has sent us more photos of her auction items for the Wings of Hope auction to be held at the 2008 IBBA Convention. | |
| 06/17/08 | Published dates for the free online courses have been removed as they have yet to be confirmed. | |
| 06/14/08 | A new Ask a Mentor topic - two recipes to delight your local butterflies: Butterfly Delight Muffins & Butterfly Pie Puddles (items recently posted to the IBBA Mailing List by Linda Rogers). | |
| 06/14/08 | Articles Archive updated with several links to articles about members and others, as posted to IBBA Mailing List in recent weeks. | |
| 06/08/08 | Board meeting minutes for March have been added to the Board Minutes pages in the Members Section. | |
| 06/07/08 | The contact person for release permits in New York State has been updated on the State Agency Contact List page. | |
| 06/05/08 | Balance sheets and Profit & Loss reports for Jan-April 2008 are now available from the Budgets & Financials page in the Members Section. |  |
| 06/05/08 | Board meeting minutes for April have been added to the Board Minutes pages in the Members Section. | |
| 06/01/08 | The Early Registration period for the 2008 IBBA convention is now closed. Regular Registration prices now apply. |
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