Date: 04/19/2011

Number: 1

I saw a female monarch today laying eggs on all the milkweed she could find. It was around 2 pm that I noticed her. My stand of milkweed is anywhere from an inch high to 6" high. By the time the caterpillars get big enough to require a lot more food, the milkweed should be of a size to accommodate them. I have more milkweed this year then last so that will help even though some of the stalks are itty bitty now.

I checked the underside of about 10 of the milkweed leaves and saw an egg on all the leaves I checked.

Rice, VA

Latitude: 37.3 Longitude: -78.3

Observed by: Maureen
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