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  • From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [NAFEX] Pawpaws and Butterfly Breeders
  • Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2003 12:31:01 -0500

Hi,

You can find butterfly breeders here;

International Butterfly Breeders Association Inc.;

http://www.butterflybreeders.org/

There is a link for where to buy butterflies. Papaw growers and the IBBA
seem like a perfect
union.

Later,
Tom

Richard O'Barr wrote:

> The city of Shreveport has a butterfly house in connection with the SCI-Port
> museum. I do not have a contact no.
>
> TG
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Raby, Brian {D204~Indianapolis}" <BRIAN.RABY@ROCHE.COM>
> To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 8:13 AM
> Subject: RE: [NAFEX] Pawpaws and butterflies
>
> Mark,
>
> I don't know any specific location, but I was talking to my son's teacher
> last fall and she said that for some of their science projects, like
> watching a caterpillar turn into a cocoon, then a butterfly, that there are
> some educational website that you can order from. Perhaps that would be a
> place to start.
>
> Brian Raby, IN, zone 5b
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mark Garrison [mailto:pawpaw1@cox.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2003 9:07 AM
> To: hector black; North American Fruit Explorers
> Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Pawpaws and butterflies
>
> This is off topic but I ask your indulgence.
>
> I'm interested in bringing zebra swallowtail butterflies to my pawpaw patch.
> Pawpaws are (almost) the sole source of food for the caterpillar of this
> butterfly, and since pawpaws are not native to Rhode Island there are no
> such butterflies here. I have sixty-odd pawpaw trees, which should be
> enough to support a population. I'm looking for advice, suggestions, and a
> way to get hold of some cocoons of this butterfly.
>
> Mark Garrison, RI zone 6
>
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