Butterfly breeding in a small town. The Butterfly Breeding Business: Reliable Income From Fragile Beauty. What OKVED to indicate when registering a business

18.09.2020

Butterfly breeding is becoming more and more popular. Some people breed them solely as a hobby, wanting to try something new, unusual. Well, others are interested in breeding butterflies at home as a business. Indeed, with a competent approach and proper organization of labor, this occupation can bring good profit. So let's talk about it in more detail.

Advantages of the solution

Let's start with the fact that this is a very interesting process. Just imagine: you have a great opportunity to observe all the transformations that a living organism goes through - from eggs to adult butterflies. Although most specialists, in an effort to save time, do not buy eggs, but ready-made pupae that turn into butterflies. But this is also a very interesting activity, especially if there are children in the family - they will be happy to observe metamorphoses, they will better understand the biology of insects than just reading books or textbooks.

This solution also has advantages if you are interested in breeding butterflies at home as a business. Owner reviews indicate such an advantage as the possibility of earning big money in a small room. For example, to grow some plants or flowers, you will need a much larger area.

In addition, even compared to fast-breeding animals like rabbits, breeding butterflies at home takes a matter of days, which is very important for people who want to make a profit as soon as possible, and not within a few months. This also makes it possible to quickly decide what is the approximate profit from each batch, is it worth doing such earnings, or does it make sense to look for a more profitable part-time job.

Therefore, every person who loves everything new and interesting should try to breed butterflies.

Who needs butterflies?

At first glance, the question is really relevant - who would even think of paying good money to buy butterflies? However, in practice, clients on such unusual goods are almost always found. Basically, these are people who arrange some kind of celebration - most often weddings, birthdays and other fun events that should be remembered for a lifetime. In such cases, you can arrange a whole firework of butterflies. Yes, pleasure is not cheap. But a hundred large beautiful tropical butterflies, simultaneously flying out of the box, will definitely become one of the brightest impressions for guests at any holiday.

Butterfly gift is also quite popular. For example, you can give a romantic girl a small, beautifully packaged box. When she opens it, dozens of beautiful butterflies will fly into the air. Yes, they will scatter (therefore, it is better to make such gifts on the street). But the memories of a chic and unusual gift will remain for life.

What you need to get started

In general, it is possible to breed insects from eggs laid by the previous generation. But this is a rather complicated and lengthy procedure that requires serious investments. Therefore, in most cases, professionals, telling beginners about breeding butterflies at home, recommend buying pupae. Their cost can vary significantly - from hundreds of rubles apiece to several thousand. However, if you buy in bulk (several tens or hundreds of cocoons), you can seriously reduce costs. And when breeding, ordering a dozen cocoons is a waste of money. Fireworks will be painfully liquid.

You can buy dolls in many online stores. Yes, you can try to catch meadow butterflies, but in color they cannot compete with exotic guests. So it's still worth spending a certain amount on buying dolls.

Suitable Conditions

The next point in the instructions for breeding tropical butterflies at home is to create ideal conditions. After all, these insects are surprisingly fragile creatures. Inappropriate temperature or humidity may well have a detrimental effect on them, causing death or at least a too long exit from cocoons.

Butterflies feel best when the air humidity is about 70% and the temperature is +28…+32 °C. Of course, creating such conditions in an entire apartment or room is very difficult. Therefore, it is better to limit yourself to a small area.

Some people buy spacious aquariums - a very convenient solution, but expensive. But you can observe the development of butterflies and track any changes in time.

More economical ones prefer to simply build a small greenhouse from construction polyethylene. It will cost a maximum of a couple of hundred rubles, and if you wish, you can always roll up the film and put it in the closet so that it does not interfere if you decide to temporarily suspend breeding butterflies. With an aquarium, this trick will not work.

In an equipped place, you need to fix wooden slats - cocoons will be attached to them with the help of a suitable glue. Make sure that the distance between them is large enough. Otherwise, the butterflies, leaving the cocoons, will interfere with each other, and may even cause serious harm. After that, it remains only to wait, making sure that the breeding conditions are comfortable enough.

What to feed butterflies

A very important stage in breeding butterflies at home is the creation of a food base. In nature, they feed on nectar, which is collected from flowers. Of course, it is impossible to create conditions close to natural in an apartment or even a spacious house. We'll have to improvise. Fortunately, butterflies also do not disdain various nectar substitutes.

For example, you can use honey - all the same nectar, only processed and condensed by bees. Dilute it with water in a ratio of 1:10 and pour into a small container - a plastic lid or a large flat dish will do. The main thing is to buy real honey, not tinted diluted sugar.

You can also use regular fruits. For example, cut an orange or tangerine into pieces and treat them to butterflies. They will be happy to suck the juice from the fruit, using a long proboscis.

Food costs will be minimal - one large orange is enough to feed a hundred butterflies for several days.

Security Level

Butterflies are very fragile creatures. Therefore, it is necessary to provide them the highest level security, if you do not want them to lose their presentation.

First of all, you should firmly remember: you can not take them with your hands. Pollen easily sticks to the fingers, which means that the most elegant pattern created by nature itself will be damaged. The cost of such butterflies is sharply reduced. In addition, after such exposure, some of them lose the ability to fly, which is also highly undesirable.

You should also make sure that there are no narrow gaps in the aquarium or greenhouse where the butterflies will be hatched and kept. Often insects, getting there, get stuck, start to fight. As a result, pollen is lost, the wings are wrinkled or even broken. Of course, there will be no benefit from such a crippled butterfly.

What to do with the remaining butterflies?

Alas, any butterfly breeding project at home involves certain losses. For example, an order was canceled at the last moment, leaving a few dozen butterflies left. And these beautiful insects are a very perishable commodity. Their lifespan is short, so you need to come up with some way to, if not make a profit, then at least reduce losses to a minimum.

Fortunately, there is such a way out. Butterflies lulled by ether can be inserted under glass or even created from them whole paintings - real works of art. Yes, it is not always easy to find a buyer for such a product. But it also has a huge shelf life - sooner or later it will be possible to realize it.

Conclusion

This concludes our article. In it, you learned what it takes to start your own butterfly breeding business. Well, or at least acquire a new, very interesting and unusual hobby that will bring a lot of positive emotions to both adults and children.

* Calculations use average data for Russia

1.Project summary

The purpose of this business plan is to justify economic efficiency opening tropical butterfly mini park indoors. The business idea of the project is to open a stationary park, which will create conditions for the birth and habitat of butterflies of 20 different species. Butterfly Park is one of the new types of establishments in the family entertainment market. Target audience the park are children aged 3 to 14, teenagers and families.

The services provided by the Butterfly Park will include:

Conducting excursions;

Hosting an event;

Sale of live butterflies;

Sale of fireworks from butterflies;

Investments in the opening of the tropical butterfly park will amount to 1,658,000 rubles. Own funds will be attracted to implement the project. Starting investments will pay off for 12 months of work.

2. Description of the industry and company

Butterfly gardens and parks are places specially created for keeping and breeding butterflies, recreating the climatic conditions characteristic of their habitat. The world's first butterfly garden was opened to visitors in 1977 on one of the British Isles in a greenhouse for growing tomatoes. After that, gardens for exotic insects began to open in other European countries: Germany, Denmark, France, Holland. The largest parks are located in tropical countries (for example, on the island of Phuket in Thailand, in Malaysia), as well as a butterfly park in Dubai, which opened in 2015. In Russia, butterfly parks have been actively opened since 2009 in large cities of the country. A feature of such parks is the unique format of a live exhibition, where visitors can both see and purchase an exotic butterfly.

The project described in this business plan involves the opening of a mini-butterfly park in an enclosed space, operating in the format of an exhibition and sale. On the territory of the park, the exhibition part of which will occupy an area of 100 square meters. meters, conditions will be created for the birth and life of butterflies. Part of the unhatched butterflies will be presented in the insectarium, the rest of the butterflies will fly around the hall wherever they please. The species composition of the park will include 20 species of butterflies from different parts of the world. The aim of the project is to provide services in the field of family entertainment and make a profit. The advantage of this type of business is the novelty and low level of competition in the market. Not every major city has its own butterfly park, not to mention the small cities of the country. The target audience of the park are children aged 3 to 14, as well as teenagers and families. At the same time, the circle of the audience is not limited to any gender and age characteristics. Visiting the Butterfly Park will be interesting for both young people and visitors of middle and old age. In other words, the butterfly park is a family-friendly establishment.

3.Description of services

Butterfly Park will provide services in the following areas:

Sale of entrance tickets to visit the park;

Conducting excursions;

Hosting an event;

Sale of live butterflies;

Sale of fireworks from butterflies;

Sale souvenir products.

For more information about the park's services and goods sold, as well as their prices, see Table. one.

Table 1. List of goods and services

	Name	Description		Cost, rub.
Park Services
	Adult ticket		Visit to the Butterfly Park. Entrance ticket for visitors over 12 years old
	Child ticket		Visit to the Butterfly Park. Entrance ticket for children from 3 to 12 years old.
	Ticket for pensioners		Visit to the Butterfly Park. Entrance ticket for pensioners (upon presentation of a pension)
	Children under 3 years old		Visit to the Butterfly Park. Entrance ticket for children under 3 years old (only accompanied by adults)	is free
	Excursion		Guided tour of the Butterfly Park. Duration - 20 minutes.	included in ticket price
	Photography		Photographing by visitors in the Butterfly Park	is free
	Holding an event		Holding a holiday, a romantic date in a butterfly park / on the territory of the customer	individually
	Photoshoot in the Butterfly Park		Photoshoot in the Butterfly Park
Sale of live butterflies
	Attacus Atlas (Peacock-eye Atlas)		Attacus Atlas (Peacock-eye Atlas). Night butterfly, size 20-25 cm.
	Argema Mittrei (Madagascar comet)		Argema Mittrei (Madagascar comet). Moth. 14-25 cm
	Morpho Polyphemus (Morpho Polyphemus)		Morpho Polyphemus (Morpho Polyphemus). Day butterfly, 11-15 cm.
	Morpho Peleides (Blue Morph)		Morpho Peleides (Blue Morph). Day butterfly, size 10-12 cm.
	Caligo Atreus (Caligo Artey)		Caligo Atreus (Caligo Atreus). Night butterfly, size 14-18 cm
	Caligo Memnon (Caligo Memnon)		Caligo Memnon (Caligo Memnon). Night butterfly, 12-20 cm.
	Prepona Praeneste (Prepona Praeneste)		Prepona Praeneste (Prepona Praeneste). Day butterfly, 13-20 cm.
	Papilio Rumanzovia (Rumyantsev's sailboat)		Papilio Rumanzovia (Rumyantsev's sailboat). Day butterfly, 12-15 cm.
	Papilio Thoas (Sailboat Thoas)		Papilio Thoas (Sailboat Thoas). Day butterfly, 12-14 cm.
	Troides Rhadamantus (Golden Birdwing)		Troides Rhadamantus (Golden Birdwing). Day butterfly, 13-17 cm.
	Parphenos Silvia (Tiger Sylvia)		Parphenos Silvia (Tiger Sylvia). Day butterfly 9-11 cm.
	Papilio Lowi (Sailboat Levi)		Papilio Lowi (Sailboat Levi). Day butterfly, 12-15 cm.
	Pachliopta Kotzebuea (Kotzebu's sailboat)		Pachliopta Kotzebuea (Kotzebu's sailboat). Day butterfly, 7-10 cm.
	Papilio Polytes (Sailboat Polite)		Papilio Polytes (Sailboat Polite). Day butterfly, 8-10 cm.
	Papilio Palinurus (Sailboat Palinur)		Papilio Palinurus (Sailboat Palinur). Day butterfly, 9-11 cm.
	Graphium Antiphates (Graphium)		Graphium Antiphates (Graphium). Day butterfly, size 7-10 cm.
	Idea Leuconoe (Idea Leuconoe)		Idea Leuconoe (Idea Leuconoe). Day butterfly, 12-14 cm.
	Danaus Plexippus (Danaid Monarch)		Danaus Plexippus (Danaida Monarch). Day butterfly, size 7-10 cm.
	Cethosia Biblis (Biblis lacewing)		Cethosia Biblis (Biblis lacewing). Day butterfly, 5-9 cm.
	Hypolimnas Bolina (Moon Butterfly)		Hypolimnas Bolina (Moon Butterfly). Day butterfly, 6-9 cm.
	Hebomoia Glaucippe (White Butterfly)		Hebomoia Glaucippe (White Butterfly). Day butterfly, 6-10 cm.
Salutes from butterflies
	Salute of 5 butterflies		Butterfly salute, 5 pieces. Cost depending on the species included in the salute
	Salute of 10 butterflies		Butterfly salute, 10 pieces	3 000 – 16 000
	Salute of 20 butterflies		Butterfly salute, 20 pieces	7 000 – 30 000
	Salute of 30 butterflies		Butterfly salute, 30 pieces	10 000 – 50 000
	Salute of 50 butterflies		Butterfly salute, 50 pieces	17 000 – 75 000
	Butterfly VIP Salute		Salute of butterflies on an individual order. The number and types of butterflies are negotiated separately	individually
Souvenirs/gifts
	Butterfly in a frame		Souvenir butterfly in a frame under glass
	Card		Butterfly cards
	Butterfly in a cube		Butterfly in a glass cube
	Butterfly salute box		Butterfly salute box
	Modular picture		Modular picture
	Butterfly figurine (wall)		Butterfly figurine wall made of metal
	Butterfly figurine decorative		Decorative butterfly figurine made of metal
	butterfly farm		Butterfly insectarium for 8 pupae
			Butterfly designer envelope

The most important advantage of the park will be the opportunity to follow the life cycle of a butterfly from the moment of birth from a chrysalis to extinction. In the center of the exposition there will be an insectarium where the birth and development of the butterfly will take place.

Butterfly pupae will be purchased in Moscow, from the office of one of the foreign butterfly farms. The park will feature species from Southeast Asia (Philippines, Malaysia), Africa (Madagascar), Central America and South America (Peru). Growing a butterfly from scratch seems to be a financially inexpedient enterprise, since a large number of tropical plants growing in their historical homeland and organizing a garden with the necessary temperature, humidity, etc. are necessary to feed the caterpillars.

At the time of writing this business plan, the following prices for dolls apply: when buying 1-10 dolls - about 260 rubles apiece, 10-50 dolls - 195 rubles apiece, from 50 to 150 pupae - 130 rubles apiece. Terms and prices of deliveries from 150 pupae are negotiated individually. Purchases will be made on average once every two weeks. The volume of purchases will depend on a number of factors, including the number of orders, seasonality of demand, etc. Purchases will be carried out taking into account the fact that up to 20-30% of pupae may be defective: some pupae often do not open, or butterflies cannot open their wings. Sometimes butterflies are born with faded wings, which can also be regarded as a marriage in this type of business. All butterflies will have the necessary sanitary certificates from countries confirming the absence of diseases. The veterinary supervision will control the work of the park.

4.Sales and marketing

The demand for the services of butterfly parks, and most importantly, for the butterflies themselves, has remained consistently high for 10 years. In recent years, Russians have adopted the Western tradition of arranging butterfly salutes at wedding ceremonies and giving so-called living cards - envelopes or boxes in which large butterflies are placed that fly out when opened. Butterfly began to enjoy success as original gift for the holiday: birthday, Valentine's Day, March 8. According to Yandex.Wordstat statistics, the largest bursts of requests for keywords associated with the purchase of butterflies are recorded in early March and late December. If the services of the butterfly park can be used by all categories of the population of any gender and age, then butterflies are purchased as a gift for the female part of the population. According to the experience of Russian parks, it is expected that the main income will come from the sale of butterflies: since when buying even 1-2 live butterflies, their cost will be several times higher than the cost of an entrance ticket. In addition to the sale of tickets and trade in live butterflies, the organization of events in the park or outside it, as well as the sale of themed souvenirs, which will take place in the checkout area at the entrance, will become income generating channels.

The exhibition hall will not only organize the necessary conditions for the life of butterflies, but also created the atmosphere of a rainforest. The room will be decorated with artificial and live tropical vegetation and a small artificial pond so that visitors can immerse themselves in the atmosphere of the tropics. A tour of the Butterfly Park will be very different from tours of museums: living exhibits will be allowed to fly wherever they please. At the same time, visitors will be able to get unforgettable emotions from communicating with butterflies: some of them are not afraid to sit on visitors.

Butterfly parks will compete with existing parks and gardens. However, the presence of two such establishments in one city can be found quite rarely, which allows you to completely occupy a whole niche. Indirect competitors can be zoos that have departments with butterfly exhibitions, as well as contact zoos that have been actively spreading recently. Sometimes butterfly parks are combined with the latter format, creating a separate area or combining butterflies with other tropical animals. With this in mind, it is intended to diversify species composition park with other exotic insects and amphibians, for which a small area with terrariums will be allocated.

The advertising campaign for the Butterfly Park will be launched even before the opening. Its goal is to achieve the effect of " word of mouth» at minimal cost. As the experience of other parks shows, the means mass media such projects may be interesting without large sums for advertising. It is supposed to cooperate with administrators of popular city publics in in social networks, maintaining their own groups and accounts on Vkontakte, Faceebook, Odnoklassniki and Instagram. In the process of work, methods of outdoor and handout advertising, radio advertising, etc. will be used. Intensity promotional activities will depend on the season. Marketing spending will increase pre-holiday days(before the New Year, Valentine's Day, March 8). To increase sales, a partnership network will be organized with organizations interested in buying and using butterflies. The partners of the Butterfly Park will be wedding and flower shops, agencies for organizing holidays, and private designers. The Butterfly Park is planned to be used as a venue for commercial and charity events, training sessions, exhibitions, etc.

5.Production plan

The location of the butterfly park will be the central part of the city with a population of more than 300 thousand inhabitants. The premises will be located on a street with a lot of pedestrian and car traffic. The Tropical Butterfly Park will be open daily from 10:00 to 20:00.

The organization of butterfly park services will require the consistent implementation of stages for the purchase of pupae, their transportation, the provision of conditions for hatching butterflies and their life activity in the park. The full technological cycle from maturation of the pupa to the birth of a butterfly will be 1-2 weeks. The dolls will be transported in boxes made of special durable plastic. The boxes will have thick walls so that the pupae do not suffer mechanical damage, and the necessary temperature of about 20-22 ° C is maintained inside. With the help of drainage holes, the pupae will be able to breathe and easily endure crossings lasting up to 5 days. Upon receipt of the pupae, they are checked. The most mature pupae, which have the darkest color and the most softness, are hung out in the insectarium. Unripe (harder and lighter) remain in the chamber. Wooden sticks are placed inside the insectarium, to which pupae are attached at a distance of 15 cm from each other. The pupae are hung out by tying a thread to the tail. Hanging pupae are sprayed with water several times a day. At birth, the butterfly gets out within a few minutes. If the process takes longer, she gets help. The butterfly then hangs upside down and spreads its wings to dry them, which takes several hours. After the butterfly has flown out of the insectarium, the care process is relatively simple. Butterflies are provided with humidity at the level of 60-80%, and the temperature is 28-30°C. Windows and ceilings are hung with mesh so that the butterflies can sit comfortably. The room is arranged so that the butterflies cannot fly into any narrow spaces and harm themselves by damaging their wings. The staff is careful to ensure that visitors do not injure the butterflies. Butterflies usually feed on their own: saucers with food (oranges, bananas, honey, fructose) are placed indoors, on which they sit down if desired.

The organization of the park will require a room of 130 square meters. meters, of which 100 sq. meters will be used for exhibition halls, another 30 sq. meters will be needed for administrative and utility rooms and the placement of the cash zone. It will take 150 thousand rubles to repair the premises and facade work. Another 518 thousand rubles. will go to equipping the premises with everything necessary. Approximate equipment costs are presented in Table. 2.

Table 2 Equipment Costs

Name	price, rub.	Quantity, pcs.	Cost, rub.
Vegetation and decorative elements (including the creation of an artificial reservoir with a mini-fountain)
Administrative area equipment (furniture/office equipment)
Terrarium for insects/amphibians
Checkout area and wardrobe

Humidifier
Terrarium vertical for insectarium
Lighting equipment
Heater

At the initial stage, the company's staff will include 5 people, which will include the park manager, exhibition hall employees and cashiers. There are no strict requirements for the education and experience of sales personnel. The park administrator must have at least 3 years of managerial experience. Since the exhibition hall employees will need knowledge of breeding and keeping butterflies, when hiring the business owner, training will be provided to all technological processes which are planned to be mastered before the start of the project. staffing and wage fund are presented in Table. 3. Bookkeeping will be outsourced.

Table 3. Staffing and payroll

The projected sales volumes were calculated based on the location in the city center and the experience of other Russian butterfly parks. A good indicator of butterfly park attendance is 2000-3000 visitors per month. At the same time, the purchase of a butterfly or a souvenir is added to the amount of the entrance ticket, as a result of which average check increases from 200-250 rubles to 400-500 rubles. With an average check of 450 rubles. and achieving an attendance rate of 2,000 people by the end of the first year of operation, the initial investment will pay off in 12 months. At the same time, revenue with an attendance of 2,000 people will amount to 900 thousand rubles, net profit - more than 300 thousand rubles. The costs of the main period of operation of the Butterfly Park will include staff salaries, the purchase of pupae, rent (70 thousand rubles), utilities, bookkeeping, transport costs, marketing costs.

6. Organizational plan

The Butterfly Park will be managed by individual entrepreneur. To his official duties this may include hiring and firing staff, business negotiations with the landlord and suppliers, determining the strategy for the development of the park and marketing, searching for new partners. Responsibilities for the management of the institution will be assumed by the manager, who will monitor the work of the staff, maintain document management, determine work shifts for employees, keep records of sales, allow conflict situations. He will be subordinated to the cashier area employees responsible for the sale of tickets and souvenirs, and the exhibition hall employees. The duties of the latter will include care for butterflies, receiving visitors, conducting excursions and consulting on the acquisition of a particular type of butterfly. Manager's work schedule - 5/2, sales staff - shift 2/2.

7. Financial plan

Investments in the opening of the butterfly park will amount to 1,658,000 rubles. Articles of initial costs are presented in Table. 4. Calculations based on revenue indicators, cash flow, profits and costs of the main period are presented in Appendix 1.

Table 4. Investment costs

	Cost item	Amount, rub.
Investments in real estate
	Premises renovation
Room equipment
	Purchase of equipment
Intangible assets
	Site creation


working capital
	working capital
	Purchase of pupae/insects/amphibians
	Starting goods content of the gift shop

8. Evaluation of the effectiveness of the project

Estimated indicators allow us to speak about the effectiveness of the project, which, with an attendance of 2,000 visitors per month, can bring a profit of up to 312 thousand rubles. The payback period of the project will be 12 months, the return on sales is 17%. These and other performance indicators, see Table. 5.

Table 5. Project performance indicators

* with an attendance of 2000 visitors per month and an average check of 450 rubles.

9.Risks and warranties

Despite its poor development, the project is characterized by moderate risks. The absence of direct competitors in the market guarantees sales during the investment period. Risks are reduced due to the presence of several income items. In the case of low profitability, prices for services and goods sold can be changed both upwards and downwards due to the margin of profitability. Description and risk assessment of the tropical butterfly park project are given in Table. 6.

Table 6. Assessment of project risks and measures to prevent their occurrence or their consequences

Risk	Probability of occurrence	The severity of the consequences	Prevention measures
The cost of purchasing defective pupae (dead, butterflies with unopened or faded wings)			Initial inclusion of a high percentage of defects in expenditure items, purchase of pupae in larger volumes
Costs from goods not sold on time (dead butterflies)			Sales to partners at a price higher than the cost price (for example, flower shops to create bouquets)
Unfavorable economic situation, falling purchasing power			Price reduction due to margin of profitability, expansion of the range of services, marketing promotion
Vandalizing visitors/harming butterflies			Introduction of a system of fines for damaging butterflies, control over the behavior of visitors
Increasing purchase prices for pupae			Increasing the final price within the limits of the population's solvency, reducing costs, searching for new channels for the supply of pupae

10.Applications

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Main financial indicators project in a five-year perspective

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It is worth considering the fact that at present butterflies are a sought-after and fashionable element for various events, as well as romantic surprises.

Business Outlook

Butterfly breeding, which can be carried out at home, will be a profitable undertaking. Clients who order these beautiful insects are usually well-to-do people. It is they who turn to agencies that specialize in holding holidays.

The cost of one butterfly is about two hundred rubles, and they are ordered in large enough quantities to arrange a “live” salute. For a colorful and spectacular spectacle, insects are subjected to a slight cooling. This allows you to deprive them of the desire to fly. Butterflies are placed in a beautifully decorated box, which is heated at the right time of the holiday. After opening the lid, the butterflies scatter around the room in magnificent fireworks.

Butterfly farming as a business is a very profitable project. Tropical insect species are ordered in large quantities. By purchasing three butterflies, the client will pay approximately 3,000 rubles, and if fifty copies are needed, they will cost 35,000 rubles.

Magnificent and graceful insects are actively bought by holiday agencies that provide their services in large cities. As for small settlements, there is simply no such business in them.

It should be borne in mind that butterfly breeding as a business does not have to be focused on wholesale buyers. There are those who wish to purchase them for individual creative gifts.

Breeding "live goods" at home

Few people know that in order to grow butterflies, it is not necessary to create a bulky laboratory equipped with glass boxes and flasks.

You can buy moths of tropical species, which are quite large in size and attractive in color, from entrepreneurs involved in this business. Pupae, from which butterflies of interest to you will soon appear, can be ordered via the Internet, paying from fifty to three hundred rubles for each. Delivery in this case can be carried out either by mail or directly to the house by courier.

Required conditions

In the room where the insects are located, the temperature and humidity of the air should be similar to those places where they live in nature. That is why butterfly breeding as a business will require patience from you. Only in this case, a stable income will be ensured.

Caterpillars, cocoons and moths should be kept in special aquariums called insectariums. At the same time, depending on the types of butterflies, you will need to purchase containers of various volumes. It is worth remembering that large butterflies can die if they are in a small aquarium. In insectariums, the air temperature should be high.

There is also a need to maintain high humidity. Conditions should remind insects of tropical forests. To do this, you will need to use humidifiers and heaters. All necessary equipment can be purchased at pet stores.

The problem with food is somewhat more difficult to solve. You will have to purchase a greenhouse in which tropical plants will be grown. It is worth remembering that you will need quite a lot of food, because the caterpillars are real gluttons. As for feeding butterflies, sweet fruits, natural honey and sugar are enough for them.

Important Points

In an aquarium where butterflies are grown, dry branches must be placed. The fact is that a beautiful insect that was born should dry its wings.

To do this, it is attached to the branches upside down. This process usually lasts for several hours. If this moment is not provided, then the butterflies simply will not be able to fly, therefore, they are unlikely to be realized.

What to do if the butterflies have not found their buyer?

Butterfly farming as a business can fail. What to do if it was not possible to sell insects on time? It's not worth getting upset. Butterflies can simply be dried, framed in a beautiful wooden frame and sold to connoisseurs of real art.

Bumblebee breeding business

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However, industrial breeding became possible only after it became clear that carbon dioxide affects the ovogenesis of bumblebee queens. This discovery made it possible to obtain offspring from striped insects in a controlled and year-round manner.

Since the 80-90s of the last century, on this basis, in some countries of the world, the technology for industrial breeding of bumblebees began to be developed. To date, more than twenty-five firms work on it. They produce annually almost half a million families. Moreover, the interest is, as a rule, an earthy large bumblebee. The purchase price of his families for farms ranges from one hundred twenty-five to one hundred and fifty dollars.

Profitable business

Breeding of bumblebees is carried out for the purpose of their use in agriculture as pollinators for many plants. A special effect is manifested in the presence of these flying insects in greenhouses. After pollination by bumblebees, an increase in yield is observed from five to fifty percent. In addition, the fruits grown in this way have a higher taste.

Is the bumblebee farming business profitable? Undoubtedly. In addition to increasing the yield of their own crops, the farm can earn a lot of money by selling families. The amount of profit will depend on the volume of production.

Crayfish breeding

You can grow these invertebrates not only in specialized farms. For the implementation of the project, small-sized household plots with water bodies are also suitable.

In order to breed crayfish, either a pond or a factory farm can be organized. The first of them is considered the most profitable in economic terms.
A profitable crayfish farm for start-up entrepreneurs is a farm that raises fingerlings. Their implementation in the market will give the greatest income.

The technology of growing cancer is quite laborious. First of all, females should be caught in natural reservoirs, which already have live eggs on their legs. Then they should be transported to your farm. It will take from five hundred to six hundred females to grow one ton of crayfish. In pools, small ponds or with the help of special devices, the embryos are additionally incubated. Particular attention should be paid to the aeration of the water.

The process of breeding crayfish requires constant monitoring. It is important to maintain a certain quality of water by monitoring the amount of oxygen and hydrogen dissolved in it. The food resources of the reservoir also require careful study.

The presence of zooplankton, algae, worms, etc., can significantly reduce the cost of growing commercial crayfish and underyearlings. In the event that the water temperature exceeds seven degrees, invertebrates are fed with boiled or fresh food, which can be used as slaughterhouse waste, meat, shellfish, vegetables, etc.

Is it profitable to breed crayfish? Yes, the business is quite profitable. This is proven by economic calculations. So, the purchase of two hundred kilograms of invertebrates costs twenty thousand rubles. After a year of cultivation, six tons of crayfish can already be sold. The cost of a kilogram is two hundred rubles. The profit from the event will be more than 1,000,000 rubles.

Raising mice

There are many business options based on biotechnology. One of them is breeding mice. The main exporting country of experimental rodents is Argentina. Mice are supplied to US research centers as well as university laboratories.

Biotech companies breed difficult rodents. These animals are genetically modified, which makes it possible to conduct experiments on them with the greatest effect.

Marine aquariums, reptiles and even predatory animals have already become commonplace in the homes of urban residents, but live butterflies have always been and remain exotic! Butterflies are the most beautiful creatures that excite the imagination of people with their lightness and beauty. Graceful various forms and incredible colors of iridescent wings are amazing.

The easiest way is to find caterpillars. Just look for large and beautiful caterpillars, because small moths will suddenly turn out 🙂 I will give just some photos of caterpillars from which butterflies will appear, which are widespread in our area.

caterpillar and butterfly

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Caterpillars must be treated with extreme caution, as they are easily injured (). Therefore, in order to transfer the caterpillar to the jig, tear off the leaf on which it sits or use a cotton swab for transplantation.

To observe the transformation from a caterpillar into a butterfly, it is enough to get a transparent container, for this, any food container or a three liter bottle, but if you still want to photograph the transformation process or professionally breed butterflies, then it is better to make an aquarium that will be used as an insectarium.

You can put a few napkins on the bottom of the container and put enough fodder leaves from the top so that the caterpillars can eat plenty.

For different caterpillars, of course, the food is different, so it is advisable to use the vegetation on which you found the caterpillar.

It is very important to constantly change the vegetation, preventing it from drying out and rotting. And so that the vegetation does not dry out so quickly, you can periodically moisten the wipes from the sprayer.

So that the caterpillars do not run away, we close the jar with a lid with holes or gauze, securing it with an elastic band.

Having reached the maximum size, the caterpillars prepare for pupation. They stop feeding, usually excrete liquid excrement - shed excess water, sometimes change color.

The pupation process is very interesting. In general, it is about the same - the caterpillar secretes something like a sticky web and spins a cocoon. Cocoons are very diverse: sometimes soft and transparent, like cotton wool, and sometimes very strong, hard and opaque. The shape and structure of the cocoon directly depends on the type of butterfly. And some caterpillars even pupate in the ground, such as night butterflies.

Usually the caterpillar does not pupate for a long time - 2-3 days. Now you need to know what to do with the doll next. Some species will hatch within a week, and some need to be kept in the cold for a month or more - hibernating pupae. Therefore, do not forget to periodically moisten the container.

When a butterfly emerges from the chrysalis, it needs to hang (upside down) to spread its wings. For this, knotty branches are placed vertically next to the pupae or strips of toilet paper are hung so that the butterfly can climb on them. If the butterfly does not hang down with its wings, then they will not straighten out and it will not be able to fly. The drying process takes several hours, after which the butterfly is able to fly.

At home, butterflies willingly feast on honey or sugar, slightly diluted with water. Overripe fruits also will not go unnoticed.

Butterflies grown at home are more tame than their wild counterparts. They can easily sit on their hands, they will not be afraid of your approach. The main thing is not to accidentally crush them.

In addition to the usual butterflies that can be found in our regions, you can, which differ from ours in brighter colors and larger sizes.

To do this, you will need to start your journey by acquiring pupae. Now you can buy pupae of tropical butterflies via the Internet. It is enough to type "" in the search engine and you will be presented with several online stores that will send you dolls by mail.

For example:
Pupae of large tropical butterflies with a wingspan of 12-15 cm. - $ 3 - 10

Pupae of small tropical butterflies with a wingspan of 8-12 cm. - $ 2

The ideal option is to breed butterflies in a greenhouse or conservatory, but you can also use an insectarium, while ensuring a stable temperature and humidity using a controller (found in a reptile pet store).

If you want to fit into the design of your apartment,

We hang the pupae in the insectarium and wait a couple of weeks for a miracle to appear.

In addition, the current fashion dictates its own rules, and now butterflies are a beauty that makes a profit.

If you compile a global ranking of the most beautiful insects, then, undoubtedly, butterflies will secure the first place. It is unlikely that anyone is able to resist the natural beauty of these incredible creatures. According to scientists, the first butterflies inhabited our planet in the time of dinosaurs - in the Jurassic period. Today, these insects can be found on all continents, with the possible exception of Antarctica. Today we know over 200 thousand species of butterflies. Among them there are dwarfs a few millimeters long, and real giants with a wingspan of up to 30 centimeters.

It is also curious that these bright and beautiful creatures have long ceased to be only an object of study for entomologists. Today, various offices that organize holidays and other significant events are happy to use butterflies as a living decoration. solemn events. And butterfly breeding is turning from a rare hobby into a promising and highly profitable business.

Who buys butterflies?

As mentioned above, the main consumers of these insects are a variety of holiday agencies. And their clients, in turn, are quite wealthy citizens of our country. After all, the cost of one butterfly sometimes reaches 1500-2000 rubles. And, of course, almost no one orders these beautiful insects in a single copy. If earlier (and even now) a couple was released during a wedding celebration, today live tropical butterflies are gradually taking their place. The so-called salute of live butterflies. It is prepared in the following way.

Slightly chilled and devoid of the desire to fly, butterflies are placed in a beautiful festive box, decorated with gift paper and ribbons. The number of insects depends on the desires and capabilities of the client.

The more butterflies in the box, the cheaper each one is. For example, a mini salute of three tropical butterflies will cost the customer, on average, 3,000 rubles. And a huge "charge" of 50 insects will cost "only" 35,000 rubles. Of course, a lot depends on the type of butterflies. Some especially valuable breeds are valued at 3,000-4,000 rubles a piece.

The box is closed and taken to the solemn event. The temperature inside rises at the right moment. The box opens, and bright multi-colored butterflies fly out of it in a beautiful stream. This spectacle, it must be said, is very unusual and bewitching. Everyone remains impressed - both the heroes of the occasion and their numerous guests.

They also practice another option for decorating the holiday with tropical butterflies. They are put in special envelopes, one in each. These envelopes are distributed to guests. At the right moment, on a signal, everyone opens their envelopes, and dozens of the most beautiful butterflies fly out. Such a launch also gives rise to great excitement among the guests. Everyone is trying to follow the flight path of their own butterfly. And after the end of the event, guests often try to catch their butterfly and take it to their home, where it will please the eye for several more weeks.

Butterflies are used not only for fireworks, but also as individual unusual gifts. Just imagine how your soulmate or your friends give you a box in which a butterfly of unearthly beauty sits. Those who have already received such gifts say that the impression remains very strong. It is simply impossible to forget such a beautiful and non-standard gift.

Butterflies are actively used in large cities of our country. But even there, finding such an unusual service as a butterfly salute is not so easy. As for the provincial cities, here this type of “decoration” of holidays and solemn events is completely absent. This, in turn, opens up broad prospects for start-up entrepreneurs who are ready to link their future activities with. Few people know that to grow these beautiful creatures, you do not need to create a full-fledged laboratory. Everything can be done right at home.

Breeding butterflies at home

The easiest way is to find a few fat caterpillars somewhere in nature, bring them home, plant them in a three-liter jar. Next, you need to wait until the caterpillar weaves a cocoon and turns into a chrysalis. From the chrysalis, after some time (from several days to several weeks) a butterfly will hatch. That, in fact, is all. The only negative is that in this way you can only get native species butterflies, which are unlikely to be distinguished by fantastic colors. This means that you are unlikely to be able to profitably sell them to holiday agencies. This is the path of the common insect lover. We are interested in the path of the entrepreneur.

And for business, as well as possible, tropical breeds of butterflies are suitable. They are just fantastic appearance and quite large. You won't be able to find them in the nearby forest. Unless, of course, you are a resident of Brazil or New Zealand. There are three options left. The first is to purchase caterpillars from entrepreneurs who practice butterfly breeding. The second is to go to the tropics on your own and collect caterpillars there. After that, it remains only to bring the priceless cargo to your apartment. The third option for starting a business is optimal. You need to find and order a batch of pupae of the breed of butterflies you need via the Internet. Now it is not at all difficult to find companies selling dolls. The cost of pupae of tropical breeds is from 50 to 300 rubles apiece. Delivery is carried out by mail or courier.

For the successful cultivation and further breeding of these insects, it is necessary to create conditions in your apartment that are as close as possible to the places where certain types of butterflies live. At home, caterpillars, cocoons and butterflies are kept in insectaria (insect aquariums). Different types butterflies require "living space" of various sizes. You can read about this in numerous literature. It is interesting that even caterpillars of many breeds require rather large containers for their cultivation. In small "aviaries" they can die. Since we are talking about tropical species, you must understand that high temperature and high humidity must be maintained in the insectarium. Just like in a tropical forest. This can be achieved with the help of heaters and humidifiers, which are not difficult to find in any pet store.

Much more difficult to solve the problem of feeding. If you breed tropical butterflies, then the caterpillars will have to be fed with tropical plants. Some "butterfly farmers" are trying to replace them with other plants or even artificial mixtures. But not with all species, such a trick is successful. There is only one option left - to grow the necessary plants in a greenhouse. And some butterfly breeders do just that. Keep in mind that you will need quite a lot of food. After all, it is known that caterpillars have a very good appetite. As for butterflies, it is somewhat easier to cope with their diet. They are fed with natural honey, sugar and sweet fruits.

In the container for growing butterflies, small dry branches must be placed. They are necessary so that the butterfly, after its birth, can hang upside down and spread its wings. In this position, she dries her wings for several hours. If this does not happen, then she will never be able to fly. And it is unlikely that you will be able to sell such insects to your customers.

What to do with unsold butterflies?

Even if you did not manage to sell all your butterflies in time, do not be upset. After all, even dried butterflies can be profitably sold to true connoisseurs of beauty and art. You just need to arrange them in a beautiful wooden frame, and an unusual three-dimensional picture is ready. It is curious that the cost of such a composition consists of the prices for the butterfly itself and the frame. A small painting with one butterfly costs an average of 2,000 rubles. Given this state of affairs, butterfly breeding can be called a very profitable and practically waste-free business.