Date: 02/05/2010

Number: 1

I wish there were overwintering Monarchs like last year but bad things happened in the Summer's heat, which hit 108. At that temperature, the delicate caterpillars become tiny, semi-glossy strips with all the features but flattened, dry, and unfortunately, dead. I lost hundreds of first, second, and third instar caterpillars that would have insured a large breeding stock that would have very likely stayed active through October or even November, as was the case last year.

So, there's that. As far as, Am I ready? goes, I've got two well established varieties of Milkweed at the ready.

Moreno Valley, CA

Latitude: 34 Longitude: -117.2

Observed by: Stephen
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