Diseases of Adult Butterflies

[Rick Mikula]

Rev Chuck wrote:
> 
> Also consider consequences to local flora if the released species'
> larvae just _happened_ to find it tasty, if there was no predation
> to hold in check.  Importation and release of ANY non-native should
> be strictly prohibited.
> 

	A fine example of this is Hawaii. To curb the spread of lantana,
The greater and lesser Lantana butterflies were imported. The leps found
garden vegetables more to their liking than the target plant. There is
still a lot of Lantana, plenty of lantana butterflies, and plenty of havoc
in gardens.

Rick Mikula