[va-richmond-general] Re: Monarch Butterflies...anyone seeing them?
- From: Mary Arginteanu <mary.arginteanu@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: julie kasmarcik <juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2013 20:52:05 -0400
Thanks, Julie:
re Monarchs: they have been absent in our Southampton garden this year. I
saw one adult today
We have also seen a nose dive in black Swallowtail eggs/caterpillars. We
have lots of plants to attract Black Swallowtail in various stages---- but
no eggs or caterlpillars.
mary
On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 8:33 PM, <juliekazz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> Slightly off topic here, but it does involve a creature with wings...are
> you folks out there seeing any Monarch's or finding caterpillars?
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> I have seen just one Monarch (Pittsylvania County) and only a few
> caterpillars (Highland County). I have (make that had) my best crop of
> Butterfly Weed ever, until the last 5 days when an army of Swamp Milkweed
> Leaf Beetles has totally denuded the plants.
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> I do have at least 2 Hummingbirds here...that was a quick peek changing
> the feeders at 6 pm tonight.
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> JulieKacmarcik
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> Chester
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