[TN-Bird] Re: Caterpillar slaughter
- From: Rick Phillips <sunfish0501@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: wodu1440@xxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 08:48:02 -0400
Clayton,
You can often get mealworms at pet stores, bait shops, and sometimes even
the local convenience store if they sell bait. May be more expensive than
ordering, but a possibility.
Rick
On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 8:28 AM, wodu1440 tds.net <wodu1440@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Humphreys County
> New Johnsonville
> Clayton Ferrell
> I am beginning to think there may be a need to provide meal worms for our
> feathered friends at this time of year. I was familiar with the need for
> insects in female birds, but didn't realize that need existed as well for
> male birds. My feathered friends are slaughtering the monarch caterpillars
> feeding on the milkweed. It does not appear they are actually consuming
> any
> of them due to the taste, but they are killing them in the process.
> Unfortunately they are either not learning from their experience and just
> grabbing another one, as I observed with the cardinal, or there are a lot
> of
> birds seeking insects for a food source. Anyone tried providing mealworms?
> What kind of container did you place them in so they didn't just crawl off?
> Unfortunately by the time I can get any mailed to me it will probably be to
> late for this generation of monarchs.
>
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