Butterflies and Butterfly Breeders To Gather in Monterey, California in February, 2006

Monterey, CA January 25, 2006 — The International Butterfly Breeders Association (IBBA) convention will be held at the Asilomar State Park Conference Center in Monterey, California from February 17th through the 19th, 2006. Commercial butterfly breeders, farmers, and exhibitors from across the US and other parts of the world will gather to hear industry experts speak on raising quality butterflies, advertising, business development and other educational topics of interest to the butterfly breeding business community.

Key speakers will include Dr. Frank Davis of the USDA Insect Rearing Laboratories and commercial butterfly farmers Dale McClung, Dean Kirkwood, Gary Geer, and Fran LeMasters. There will be opportunities for networking and viewing butterfly merchandise and associated
business equipment.

A trip to the overwintering site in Monterey will be followed by a special presentation on the Monarch migration by Paul Cherubini.
Both amateur and professional breeders and exhibitors are welcome to attend as well as anyone interested in the possibilities the butterfly and moth breeding industry offers.

See the IBBA's website at www.butterflybreeders.org for more information or to register.