Date: 07/17/2013

Number: 1

Worn female Monarch laid 2 eggs on the newer, upper leaf of this mature common milkweed. Rarely find 2 eggs on same leaf. Will collect and remove the aphid eggs also on the leaf and raise so that more will be available to migrate. Hoping that this first egg this late in year, means that more adults are finally making their way to southcentral PA. Have been collecting and raising Monarch eggs for over a decade to help them survive, as well as culturing milkweed and nectar plants in my yard, and convincing people to let milkweed grow along the roadsides. This year, so far, is the worst year for seeing adults Monarchs or finding eggs.

Dauphin, PA

Latitude: 40.4 Longitude: -76.9

Observed by: Deb
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