Raising and Releasing Monarchs
Hard to believe I did not get anything posted in July. Wow! What a month it was. I literally spent 4-5 hours each and every day, cutting down milkweed, rinsing it, trimming it, wrapping leaves, cleaning/bleaching caterpillar containers and collecting eggs. My goal this year was to release 100 healthy monarchs. As I write today,Continue Reading “Where Did July Go?”
Last I wrote I had 18 caterpillars. Unfortunately, one died during its first instar. Not sure why, as I have never had one die during this phase. Another one came very close. He/she was looking much smaller than the others and did not eat for a couple of days. I put the caterpillar in intensiveContinue Reading “First Chrysalides of 2018”
The 2018 season has started off stronger than past seasons, which I hope is a good indication of more monarchs in the area. I had one monarch egg last June when usually I don’t see any until later in July. As has been the case in my previous two seasons. I retrieved 21 eggs fromContinue Reading “And the Season Begins-“
