Re: Butterflies this year
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09/02/19 04:07 PM
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The Monarch Butterfly are in the midst of their annual migration
here along the eastern shore of Great Lake Ontario.
Many thousands are passing along the sand beaches
of Southwick Beach State Park in the town of Ellisburg, N.Y.
in Jefferson County every day on their way south.
This is the best migration (numbers wise)
that I have witnessed in the past 10 years
w
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Re: Butterflies this year
[Re: Tactical.20]
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09/02/19 04:41 PM
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I have been seeing the first of the monarch migration here in se Colorado. It seems a bit early TBH.
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Re: Butterflies this year
[Re: Tactical.20]
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09/02/19 04:59 PM
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Our house sits in 3 acres of prairie flowers. LOTS of Monarchs. We have 3 Butterfly weeds (type of milkweed) planted in a garden next to the house. These 3 poor plants have been destroyed by Monarch caterpillars. There is barely any leaves left and all but a few seed pods have been chewed up. I pulled 38 caterpillars at one time off these 3 plants.
There is very few milkweeds in the 3 acre field around the house, I figure that the butterfly's are attracted to the area then have a hard time finding milkweeds for the caterpillars except for the 3 large ones by the house.
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Re: Butterflies this year
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09/02/19 05:07 PM
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When I mowed the Pipelines at my house I mowed all around the milkweed, Well done!
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Re: Butterflies this year
[Re: Tactical.20]
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09/02/19 09:41 PM
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I still have caterpillars on the milkweed. A few look big enough to pupate soon. They better get a move on if they are headed south this season. For years now, I have mowed around the dozen or so milkweed that comes up on my front lawn. I get some strange looks here and there but it's my lawn and I hate lawn grass anyway. There are no children here so I have no use for much of a lawn. The milkweed looks grand standing stately over all those pussytoes that make up most of my front lawn.....Yup. Did i mention I hate lawn grass?
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Re: Butterflies this year
[Re: w side rd 151]
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09/02/19 09:50 PM
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Remember when Milkweed was considered a Noxious weed was to be eradicated on sight. Now we know it is a important part of eh life cycle of butterflies It's also a host plant for a moth which if I remember correctly is a Tussock Moth. There are at least 2 beetles associated with it and most butterflies will use the flowers. Bees too including honeybees. When the flowers are in bloom they will rival any rose for its fragrance.
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Re: Butterflies this year
[Re: Dirty D]
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09/05/19 11:54 AM
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Our house sits in 3 acres of prairie flowers. LOTS of Monarchs. We have 3 Butterfly weeds (type of milkweed) planted in a garden next to the house. These 3 poor plants have been destroyed by Monarch caterpillars. There is barely any leaves left and all but a few seed pods have been chewed up. I pulled 38 caterpillars at one time off these 3 plants.
There is very few milkweeds in the 3 acre field around the house, I figure that the butterfly's are attracted to the area then have a hard time finding milkweeds for the caterpillars except for the 3 large ones by the house. Wow! That's a lot of caterpillars!!
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Re: Butterflies this year
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09/05/19 02:29 PM
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There is a lot of them here for the last month. /and they are just starting to make the crystalist thing.....jk
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Re: Butterflies this year
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09/06/19 07:47 AM
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I just couldn't find any egg's again this year. I have gathered seed and have it growing in an area and have checked many times for eggs and holes from them eating. Nothing yet.
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Re: Butterflies this year
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09/09/19 04:56 PM
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Each year I have hundreds of Monarchs along my driveway perched in the pine trees in migration mode. I think the reason they show up at my place is the ditches are loaded with milkweed plants.
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