The Ask a Mentor download page is in four sections:
The current Ask a Mentor topic (see details HERE)
Mentors share their expertise by supplying a paper, sometimes accompanied by photographs or drawings, that can be downloaded and kept. Discussion then takes place on the IBBA Mailing List, with other members adding their knowledge and ideas or asking questions.
The Ask a Mentor Archive (see details HERE)
Past mentor papers, together with any worthy mailing list discussions that have been generated, are kept in the Ask a Mentor Archive.
Bonus Items (see details HERE)
From time to time additional items may arise in the form of unscheduled Mailing List discussions, ad-hoc papers or other supplied material. This is placed in the Bonus Section.
Tips and More (see details HERE)
A special page of useful and interesting tips and snippets, formerly available in the Special Information section.
| Creating a Butterfly Habitat |
Jay McRoberts |
| Winterizing Your Income |
Rick Mikula |
| Swallowtails: Raising/Breeding Tips |
Nigel Venters |
| Educational Presentations |
Cindy Hepp |
| Queens and Fritillaries |
Nigel Venters |
| Marketing and using the Spheres |
Eric Cope |
| Monarch Disease Control |
Jacob Groth |
| The Bridal Trade Show |
Julie Wood |
| Photographing Butterflies |
Paul Chesterfield |
| A "Touch of Class" with Brochures & Envelopes |
Edie McRoberts |
| Outdoor Exhibits |
Melanie McCarthy |
| Breeding the Painted Lady |
Garry Cousins |
| Buy wholesale livestock to increase your income |
Linda Rogers |
| Host Plans and Larvae in Educational Displays |
Deborah Payne |
| Cold Weather Regions: Breeding and Raising |
Melanie McCarthy |
| Accessorize your web-site, your presentations and your butterfly farm |
Kathleen Ziemer |
| Display Cages and Containers |
Ed Reinertsen |
| Milkweed propagation & Monarch attraction to Milkweed |
Rose Franklin |
| Outdoor breeding and raising |
Leslie Lange |
| Red Admirals |
Nigel Venters |
| Let's get Organized |
Terry Fluke |
| Raising the Saturnid Silk Moths |
Don Adams |
| A Day at the Farm - notes compiled by Peggy Hatcher |
J Howard Garrett |
| Jay's Favorite Seeds and Plants |
Jay McRoberts |
| Educational Games & Activities |
Thea Ryan |
| Big Ed's Backyard Cafeteria |
Ed & Kathy Reinertsen |
Two handouts from Howard Garrett, the Dirt Doctor -----
----- "Basic Organic Program" & "Sick Tree Treatment"
"Managing Your Inventory -- Planning Percentage Losses in Each Stage of the  Lifecycle" |
Linda Rogers and Jacob Groth, with input from Melanie McCarthy and Nigel Venters. |
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"Butterfly Nectar" & "Overwintering" |
IBBA Mailing List correspondence topics |
| Experiments in growing A.currasavica |
D. Gary Geer |
| The Greathouse Travelling ExhibitConstruction Information |
Dan Greathouse |
| "Teaching Butterfly Gardening and Plant Propagation Classes" |
Edith Smith |
| "Propagation From Stem & Root Cuttings" |
Edith Smith |
| A soapy pepper spray recipe for ants, aphids and spider mites |
Gary Geer |
| Building a "Caterpillar" Flight Cage |
Anne Collins |
| Presentations from the 2002 IBBA Convention |
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| Building a "Caterpillar" Flight Cage |
Anne Collins |
| The Butterfly Booth |
Fran LeMasters |
| Making Compost in 2 Weeks! |
Doc Palmer |
| Making a Display Cage |
Anne Collins |
| Here Comes the Bride with BUTTERFLIES! |
Victoria Warner |
| Ideas for an Educational Presentation |
Phyllis Baker |
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Marketing Your Crafts for Money |
Barbara J. Bosco |
| Dry Water in the Greenhouse |
D. Gary Geer. |
| Totes Adapted for Rearing Larvae |
Edith Smith |
| Rick Mikula's Kinderflies Activity Kit |
Rick Mikula |
| Collecting Eggs |
Melanie McCarthy |
| Shipping Foam |
Nigel Venters |
| Hand-pairing Monarchs |
Nigel Venters |
| Larvae & Egg Shippers |
Linda Rogers |
| Two-Butterfly Release Envelope |
Jon & Cindy Timko |
| Companion Planting |
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| Propagation for Beginners |
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| Overwintering Monarchs |
Nigel Venters |
| Keeping Monarchs |
Nigel Venters |
| Secrets of the Talking Butterfly |
pages from the popular IBBA booklet |
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Triangular Release Box Instructions |
a design by Felicia Tappan |
| Raising Mourning Cloaks in a Barrel |
Patrick Ogletree |
| Nectar Additives |
IBBA Mailing List discussion |
| OE, disease & sterilization |
IBBA Mailing List discussion |
| Artificial Diets |
IBBA Mailing List discussion |
| Shipping Methods |
IBBA Mailing List discussion |
| New Farmer Help and Advice |
IBBA Mailing List discussion |
| Artificial Nectar and Fermentation |
IBBA Mailing List discussion |
| How to construct an accordian-folded mass-release box |
Julie Wood |
| Monarch Tagging Events |
Kathleen Ziemer |
| The Whitefly Battle |
Deborah Jacobs |
| Butterfly Maze |
a puzzle by Laury Smith |
| Hanging Cage Instructions |
supplied by Laury Smith |
| Overwintering Monarchs |
IBBA Mailing List discussion |
| "Baits and traps for the tropics" |
Nigel Venters and others |
| Growing Passion Vine |
IBBA Mailing List discussion |
| Butterfly Release Customer Instruction documents |
provided by Jacob Groth and Melanie McCarthy |
| How to Mount a Butterfly |
Link to "It's O.K. to make a Butterfly Collection" article. |
| Butterfly 101" |
Discussion topics from the very successful 2003 workshop |
| Aphid Discussion |
IBBA List discussion compiled by Amy Atwood |
| Propagating the Butterfly Bush |
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| Raising Mourning Cloaks |
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| Nigel and Grace in the Amazon |
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| Link to ANBP (Association of Natural Biocontrol Producers) Postings page - for info about biocontrol of insects |
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| Sexing Monarch pupae |
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| eNature.com wildlife guides |
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| An example of a decorated display cage |
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| J.Howard Garrett Day at the Farm |
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| EntomoTech web site link |
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| Butterfly House Construction |
John & Mary Fields |
| Brighten up your display cages |
Penny Wilson |
| Interesting fact |
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| Giant Milkweed |
photos supplied by Margarita Ashman |
| Humming-Bird (Common Clearwing) Hawk-Moth |
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| Green Milkweed - Asclepsie viridis |
Linda Rogers |
| Additional Crown Flower pictures |
by permission Prof. Gerry Carr, U.Hawaii |
| Printable Labels to stick inside Release Envelopes and Boxes |
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| Link to Insectnet.com |
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| Crown Flower |
pictures supplied by Julie Wood |
| PVC sandwich technique: more structures! |
Charles & Peggy Hatcher |
| Warning! Be on the lookout for Butterfly Bandits! |
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| PVC Sandwich cage-building technique |
Grant Hackett |
| Link to PAN Pesticide Database Web Site |
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| A selection of interesting links |
provided by Rick Mikula |
