Costa Rica Entomological Supply (CRES)- the first commercial butterfly farm in Latin America, was established in 1983 by a former Peace Corps volunteer, Joris Brinckerhoff and Maria Sabido
Costa Rica Entomological Supply (CRES)- the first commercial butterfly farm in Latin America, was established in 1983 by a former Peace Corps volunteer, Joris Brinckerhoff and Maria Sabido
Costa Rica Entomological Supply (CRES)
Costa Rica Entomological Supply (CRES) is dedicated to providing its clients with the most reliable source and highest quality neotropical pupae and papered butterflies anywhere.
CRES - About the Supply
Butterfly Species Available from CRES
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History of the Organization
CRES, the first commercial butterfly farm in Latin America, was established in 1983 by a former Peace Corps volunteer, Joris Brinckerhoff, and Maria Sabido. The business was started as a tenuous backyard experiment without a market, experience, technical information or, aside from a founder's meager Peace Corps readjustment allowance, finance.
For the first 10 years of it existence, CRES was the principal supplier of neo-tropical species to Entomological Livestock Supplies (ELS) in England. ELS was for many years the world's only, and later leading, distributor of living lepidoptera.
As the market for butterfly pupae has evolved, so too has CRES. In the past few years numerous butterfly exhibits in North America have opened. Several retail distributors in Europe have also recently established themselves. Most of these people have chosen to be supplied by CRES. This expanded and diversified market has coincided with a surge in the breeding of butterflies in Costa Rica by mostly rural campesinos. Though CRES continues to breed it's own butterflies for export, it also exports the production of roughly 115 other people located throughout Costa Rica. These breeders, each an individual entrepreneur providing his or her own capital, have chosen CRES to market their butterflies for them. Today, when purchasing pupae from CRES, one is supporting the livelihood of approximately 120 rural families.
About the Supply
Exhibitors and wholesalers find there are many benefits from working with CRES. First, a client is not dependent on a single source of pupae in one location. By "standing on 115 feet", CRES is a reliable and consistent source of butterfly pupae. Second, harnessing the wealth of experience and knowledge inherent in its network of breeders, CRES can ensure the supply of an unusual array of species. Third, CRES offers its clients economy of time and money by requiring them to communicate with only one person and pay for only one air-freight bill although the pupae may come from dozens of suppliers. Fourth, with thousands of pupae on hand on any given shipping day, CRES can usually accommodate the requests of its clients for specific quantities of given species. Fifth, CRES bridges the language gap between non-Spanish speaking clients and non-English speaking breeders.
CRES is one of the most sophisticated butterfly farms in the world. Proprietary software ensures, among many other things, that a client will never receive a species that is prohibited or undesired. Networked computers allows CRES to receive, sort, process and export thousands of butterflies in the same morning, ensuring faster delivery. Computer generated loss declaration forms make a client's claims quick and easy to process. Aging statements are sent regularly to assist clients in their accounting.
For further information about CRES and it's products:
Contact us by e-mail to CRES@butterflyfarm.co.cr Call us in Costa Rica at (506) 438-0400 Or fax us at (506) 438-0300
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