Date: 04/06/2006

Number: 1

Ms. Monarch has laid 21 more eggs as of noon Thursday. Five of her babies are at the 5th instar now.

I have moved them over to a container with fresh milkweed leaves to continue their cycle to the pupa stage. They are moving at a slower pace through their stages than the normal 30 day cycle we see in the summer. I am not sure if it is because the room temperature has been in the upper 60's and lower 70's, or it is because of the artificial diet they have been eating. Sounds like something to research.

Monticello, AR

Latitude: 33.6 Longitude: -91.8

Observed by: Jim
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