Posted by BruinGirl on 10/12/08

Last year we raised butterflies, got them to lay eggs,
released the adult butterflies, but the day after the second
batch of eggs hatched, ants (which were a problem in my old
classroom) ate the newly hatched larvae. Thankfully, no
ants in my classroom this year.

My question is about releasing brassica butterflies in CA.
I know it was fine to release the painted ladies that we
raised last year, but this year I wanted to raise two kinds
to give students an opportunity to compare and contrast.

I've searched the internet and know that brassica
butterflies are in the wild in CA, but I'm not sure whether
it's legal to release them...and I DON'T want to keep them
enclosed their whole life!

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