Date: 09/02/2004

Number: 1

Monarchs have been few and far between here in Northern Michigan. Even our milkweed stands haven't been up to snuff. One location my sons and I dubbed "The Milkweed Jungle", an area about 20x30' that is usually chocked full of plants standing 3 1/2 to 4 feet high, was a huge disappointment. We can usually collect 12-20 caterpillars in that area at a time. This year, the area contains only about a dozen plants that are 2' tall. We've had an uncommonly cool and wet summer. Either the conditions have not been favorable for the milkweed, or the rains have come down so hard and heavy that it has knocked down the plants.

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Petoskey, MI

Latitude: 45.3 Longitude: -84.9

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