CATALOGUE UPDATED MAR 6, 2010 (Sep 4th, 2009)
THE ONTARIO INSECT FAIR. THE DATE OF THE NEXT OIF IS SATURDAY APRIL 24, 2010. GO TO "EVENTS" FOR DETAILS.

MONTREAL INSECT SHOW, 2009 (Sep 2nd, 2009)
IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT "THORNE'S INSECT SHOPPE" WILL BE UNABLE TO ATTEND THE MONTREAL INSECT SHOW THIS YEAR DUE TO COMMITMENT CONFLICTS WITH THE CHANGED DATE OF OCT 31. WE WISH EVERYBODY SUCCESS IN OBTAINING THEIR SPECIMENS AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUALLY SERVING OUR CLIENTS IN THE USUAL WAY.

ATTENTION FIRST TIME VISITORS. (Dec 6th, 2004)
PLEASE CHECK UNDER "TERMS & CONTACTS" ON THE TOP MENU PRIOR TO MAKING YOUR FIRST ORDER. THIS OUTLINES THE ORDERING REQUIREMENTS AND THERE IS A MINIMUM ORDER. ALL TERMS OF BUSINESS ARE ALSO SHOWN HERE. POSTAGE RATES ARE ALSO SHOWN HERE AND THESE ARE NOT ADDED TO THE ORDER FORM ELECTRONICALLY. THESE ARE ADDED UPON COMPLETION OF FILLING THE ORDER AS IT DEPENDS ON THE WEIGHT AND SIZE OF THE PACKAGE AND WHERE IN THE WORLD IT IS SENT.

SOME TIPS TO MAKE NAVIGATING EASIER (Dec 5th, 2004)
THIS WEBSITE CONTAINS MANY PAGES WHICH CAN BE TIME CONSUMING TO GO THROUGH. IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, HERE IS A SIMPLE WAY TO SEE IF IT IS AVAILABLE AT THE PRESENT TIME. (As long as you spell the word the same way as the inputed data this way works wonders) 1. CLICK ON "MAIN CATALOGUE" ON THE TOP MENU. 2. SCROLL DOWN TO "ADVANCED SEARCH" 3. IN THE "NAME" BOX ENTER A KEY WORD FOR THE SPECIMEN YOU WISH TO FIND. FOR EXAMPLE: PAPILIO PARIS ARJUNA -ENTER THE WORD "PARIS", CLICK SEARCH AND ALL THE SUBSPECIES OF PAPILIO PARIS WILL BE PRESENTED. -OR, ENTER THE WORD "ARJUNA" AND THAT PARTICULAR SUBSPECIES WILL BE PRESENTED. -IF YOU ENTER THE WORD "PAPILIO" ALL SPECIES OF PAPILIO IN STOCK WILL BE PRESENTED FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.