Monarch enthusiasts in the Eastern United States have begun to report monarchs laying eggs since our last report on April 24.

Eastern sightings

Toni in Falls Church, Virginia, just outside of Washington D.C., reported on May 1, “This beauty was laying eggs on common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca). Yaaaaay!”

A little further south in Asheville, North Carolina, Renee reported a monarch depositing eggs on common milkweed as well.