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Totally Off Topic - can I buy butterfly larvae locally?

Totally Off Topic - can I buy butterfly larvae locally?
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    Post #1 - April 15th, 2008, 8:16 am
    Post #1 - April 15th, 2008, 8:16 am Post #1 - April 15th, 2008, 8:16 am
    (I guess I mean caterpillars. :) )

    I want to put together a little project involving butterfly houses, cocoons, and eventually, a butterfly to release.
    "Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you want and let the food fight it out inside."
    -Mark Twain
  • Post #2 - April 15th, 2008, 8:32 am
    Post #2 - April 15th, 2008, 8:32 am Post #2 - April 15th, 2008, 8:32 am
    Hmmm... For best results, plant lots of butterfly favorites, such as Sturtevant's Milkweed (it doesn't spread like wildfire), butterfly weed (duh, but it's a tough one to grow), Queen of the Prairie, and/or Joe Pye Weed.
    What is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
    -- Lin Yutang
  • Post #3 - April 15th, 2008, 8:43 am
    Post #3 - April 15th, 2008, 8:43 am Post #3 - April 15th, 2008, 8:43 am
    Geneva Park District has a butterfly house at Peck Farm, you might call them and ask their sourse. Perhaps Garfield Park or Lincoln Park has something similiar and will help you.
  • Post #4 - April 15th, 2008, 9:59 am
    Post #4 - April 15th, 2008, 9:59 am Post #4 - April 15th, 2008, 9:59 am
    Saint Pizza, you did go off-topic, but you can easily remedy that problem by eating one of the butterflies. :lol:
    "Don't you ever underestimate the power of a female." Bootsy Collins
  • Post #5 - April 15th, 2008, 4:51 pm
    Post #5 - April 15th, 2008, 4:51 pm Post #5 - April 15th, 2008, 4:51 pm
    I was hoping no one would go there, David!!! :cry: hehe

    Thanks, everyone!
    "Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you want and let the food fight it out inside."
    -Mark Twain

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