Showing posts with label Monarchs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Monarchs. Show all posts
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Missing Monarchs
Has everyone noticed the lack of Monarch caterpillars this year? Blame it on the rain, but I am rather worried about the effect this season will have on the already threatened migration of the Monarch's. It didn't dawn on me until I began harvesting the garden, that none of the milkweed I nurtured and didn't weed or mow was being eaten or used by the majestic caterpillar. Instead, I found yellow tussock moth like caterpillars and these beautiful look-a-likes. I don't know what it is, but it loves my dill, looks a lot like the Monarch, but has chartreuse stripes in place of the orange. Anyone?
Labels:
butterflies,
caterpillars,
dill,
garden,
milkweed,
missing,
Monarchs
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