Founded 1969, Insect Lore created live butterfly kits over 50 years ago, inspiring a fascination for nature in generations of families. Caterpillars are hatched on their family-run California farm.

Online sales of caterpillar kits are booming, and the chance to watch an insect turn into a butterfly has caught the imaginations of every age group in the age of social distancing. By Alyson Krueger ...