Another lovely Monarch this AM, although the climate extr...
Another lovely Monarch this AM, although the climate extremes seem to have taken a bit of a toll on her, tattered and tired, but oh so beautiful… #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PlantTherapy #PlantCorner #BeforeAndAfter #OutdoorGrowing #PlantLove #MotherNature #GardenLove
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I have had milkweed in my backyard for years. The last three years I have seen nibbles on the plants and an occasional caterpillar, but none over a quarter of an inch. This year decided I’m done with that. I have seven Chrysiles in huge enclosure and 10 caterpillars. It’s some work but I love monarch and just couldn’t continue to watch them die.
Hi Leslie, thank you so much for sharing this wonderful post of an every disappearing butterfly. I live in Florida, and I didn’t realize there were actually two kinds of monarch in the state which are essentially the same. One in South Florida it stays here permanently and the eastern monarch which is migratory. They say these southern Florida monarch has a 100% OE infection rate. I’m not sure how they manage to survive with that high percentage. The eastern monarch is partially infected many people here plant the tropical milkweed which is sold by the big box stores. I was watching some YouTube videos and they say that they actually is possible to eliminate the OE parasite from the tropical milk, weed however it takes a lot of effort. Anyway, thank you very much for sharing. I included a photo that I took this past Saturday of a monarch on a blue sage plant.
